Hey there. Hola! I hope you’re doing great. How are ya anyway? Three years ago, I stood inside of an EXTREMELY tall hotel in Shanghai, China while I was traveling for business. The floors seemed go on forever! When I look at this photo that I snapped, I always stare at the ladder-ish structure that [...]
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Twelve-year-old Easter Ann Peters has a plan to make seventh grade awesome: Operation Cool. Click below to read about it.
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Two Saturdays & a Sunday
Saturday, April 20 Marvelous, magnificent you, how are you anyway? I’m digging this Saturday morning. Mucho. Actually, I dig every Saturday morning. It’s pretty much the week’s most amazing chunk of time. Yep. I just overheard a couple of people gushing over the beauty and awesomeness of little, simple things such as sunshine and toasted [...]
View PostWhat my irregular heartbeats tell me about life

Hey there, awesome you! When it happens, I’m reminded that my heart’s there, slightly off center and beating. It is keeping me alive. For that second or two, something has gone wrong. It feels as though my heart is being squeezed. I have a flash of “Am I dying?” fear like when you lean back [...]
View Post coping with tough stuff, optimism, thinking positively, when i was a little kid, worryingThe rockin’-ness of a watermelon-candy-powered life

Chickadee! Hey there! I missed ya. What I realized: The world is a better place when you have a watermelon-flavored candy on your tongue. One day, I discovered this watermelon-flavored sucker at the bottom of a goodie bag left over from my book release party last November (What? It’s only been a few months. Okay, [...]
View Post dreams, easter ann peters operation cool, family, optimism, things that make me smile, worryingThe worst advice I ever got from grownups

Super marvelous-o, fantastica little dove you! It’s almost the end of February?! How about that for a fast winter?! I like bad advice. Really! Bad advice can actually be more helpful than obviously awesome good advice. Why? Because it will make you think and it will strengthen your confidence in the good advice! Here’s the [...]
View Post alcoholism, being a grownup, being a kid, coping with alcoholism7 things things to know if your parents drink too much

Hi ya, chickadee! This post is in honor of Children of Alcoholics Week (Feb. 10-16) and everyone affected by alcoholism in their families. I even made a video version of this post! I’m 30 years old. On each of these 11,000 or so days I’ve been alive, I’ve been negatively affected by alcoholism in my [...]
View Post alcoholism, being a kid, coping with alcoholism, coping with tough stuff, family, parental alcoholism, thinking positively, when i was a little kid, worryingWho you are to the world

Spectacular, amazing, marvelous you! When you were born, the U.S. Census Bureau added you to their big world population total – a list that grows by the minute. Yep, you and me, we’re two of seven billion people on Earth. 7,000,000,000 human beings, chickadee! Boy, for a second, that fact makes me feel insignificant, ordinary [...]
View Post dreams, optimism, thinking positivelySeven ways to make today rock

Hey you, chickadee! Did you know that for most people, the end of the January is their least favorite time of the year? Everything just feels like, well, the middle of winter. There’s daily grumpiness everywhere! It’s more contagious than that awful 10-day cold/flu that’s spreading around these days. Here are seven ways to make [...]
View Post coping with tough stuff, hope, optimism, thinking positively, worryingDon’t listen to dream squashers
Hi ya, chickadee! One of the many reasons I’m grateful that the Internet came along is the opportunity to discover amazing, inspiring, dreams-achieving people! It’s just so refreshing, especially if you find yourself around a lot Debbie Downer-type, regrets-holding grownups. Dana Sitar is one of my favorite bloggers! Interested in being a writer or a [...]
View Post dreams, optimism, thinking positively, writingNice to see you, 2013!

Hi ya, little dove! 2013 is here. Can you believe it? What are your big plans for this year? Sending wishes for adventures, stress-free days and… XOXO, P.S. I’ve already been out sledding! Yesss!
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