Back to Allen - Lisa Allen | Mom, Blogger, Author, Freelance Writer, Cupcake Baker

It's blog hop time again….but I must beg mea cupla from my fellow participants for posting late. This is one of my favorite things about the One Little Word class….being able to hop from blog to blog and reconnect with others who are working on their own special word for the year. This month we [...]

Day 27 of the All About Me Challenge: Worst Habits. Oh, Lord, this could be a long post. I've been thinking about this most of the day, and it could be quite easy to list quite a few things; too much sugar, too little water, trading sleep for piddling on the computer, not exercising enough, [...]

I've been thinking of the Day 14 prompt for far too long. Not because it's tough, but because I can't narrow it down. The question 'where is somewhere you'd like to travel?' is much easier to answer if I list the places I don't want to travel. I'm not obsessive about it (I think of [...]

I should know better. I get all excited when I find blog challenges and vow that I'm going to follow through. I rationalize that if someone is giving me a prompt, it will only take a few minutes to post something thoughtful. You would think, wouldn't you, that after 41 years I'd have figured myself [...]

This prompt is a fun one, and the timing is perfect. As I was flipping through old photos earlier this week, daydreaming about actually having time to put them in albums for the kids (true confession: Nicholas is 10 and he has no scrapbooks. None. Adam is 15 and I think I've done up to [...]

Day 9 of the All About Me Challenge. Prompt: Something that makes my life easier.  It would be natural to say something like my iPhone, my car, my computer or even my TV. And don't get me wrong, I appreciate each and every one of those things. But I'm reminded quite often these days, as [...]

So, I'm a slacker. Day 8 of 30 Days About Me and I think this is only my 4th post. I've never been much of a 50% girl, but life takes precedence, right? So, today I'm climbing back on the wagon with today's prompt: Something I Hate. True confession: I try to not use the [...]

I'm guest posting over at Memoirs of a Single Dad today and spilling all my secrets about dating with kids. Literally. Head on over and visit Memoirs; great stuff for single parents.

Today's 30 Days About Me prompt brings up fond memories mixed with regret. And, I'll admit, a little bit of longing.  I grew up in a home where reading was the #1 way to spend time. I devoured books like other kids soak up video games, fell in love with Laura Ingalls Wilder and a [...]