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Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:34:52 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Dear Grandpa:
Beth said, "If letter writing is an art, then my grandfather was an artist. Born in 1923, he grew up in the 20’s and 30‘s. He was a young man and naval officer in the 40’s. My grandfather, Robert Burke Hilsabeck, wrote letters as did everyone else. A..." more
Saturday, December 17, 2011 11:26:16 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Why You Want Me Around if You're About to Die:
Beth said, "“Do you help your victim first or call 9-1-1?” My CPR instructor asks. “Call first!” I say confidently. “Do you love your person?” She says to me, eyebrow raised. A classroom full of people look at me like I’m an idiot. First aid fail...." more
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 10:04:24 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Baby Apocalypse:
Beth said, "It’s the end of the world. Zombies have taken over. You’ve found yourself a rag tag group of people to try to survive with. And part of your group are a few women who back in the pre-apocalypse days were stay at home moms and won prizes in the..." more
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 4:13:12 PM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Erin McKean, rockstar lexicographer, gives me great insight!:
Beth said, "One of my writing projects I've been working on is a play called Definition. The main character is a lexicographer. Maybe this should be embarrassing to admit, but... I find that job fascinating. An editor of the dictionary. That sounds..." more
Saturday, August 20, 2011 10:47:10 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled I Bless the Rains Down In Africa 2.0:
Beth said, "To celebrate my one year anniversary of writing for the fantastically hilarious www.sahmmy.com I am reposting the article was most fun for me to write. I added a few new bits and pieces for the occasion.I Bless the Rains Down in Africa “I loved..." more
Sunday, July 17, 2011 3:25:22 PM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Pyro-therapy:
Beth said, "I used to keep a cookie sheet under my bed and burn stuff on it. Before you freak out (mom), my pyro stage did not last long. I was much too afraid of burning the house down. I loved the idea of burning stuff. Striking the match. I loved the smell,..." more
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:35:05 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Newspaper Blackout:
Beth said, "An Austin Kleon blog was forwarded to me and it fueled me with inspiration. It's titled: How to Steal like an Artist. I mentioned in my previous blogpost his log book idea I started doing. But after meandering around his site I found another fun..." more
Sunday, June 12, 2011 9:21:00 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled The Mid 2011 Check In:
Beth said, "I'm going to stray from my usual story telling format and do a little mid year review. This is as much for me as it is for you. If I write this down I must follow through. I feel like I need to sort out my brain a bit. Seeing what's going on written..." more
Sunday, May 29, 2011 1:07:11 PM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Close Quarters:
Beth said, "When I was fifteen I had to live in a twenty feet by twenty feet area with my parents and eleven year old brother. I also was pretty sure Charles Manson was working on our kitchen floor. It was February of 1992. I was in the throws of adolescence..." more
Sunday, May 15, 2011 11:59:21 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Note Boyfriend:
Beth said, "(This is a smidge true and a smidge fiction. I changed the names to protect the guilty.) I was the picture of adolescent horror, but I had no clue. It was the morning of my first day of sixth grade. I sat in front of my mirror picking my blonde..." more
Monday, April 25, 2011 3:11:36 PM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Gravel:
Beth said, "I would guess I was around age nine when I was accused of assault with a deadly weapon. I wasn’t formerly charged or anything, but when you’re nine any adult might as well be wearing a cop uniform. It was a Saturday. I was dragged to my..." more
Sunday, April 10, 2011 1:58:28 PM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled The Kiss:
Beth said, "I was deathly afraid my mom would say “war-sh.” It was annoying enough that she seems to work in talk of washing into conversation, but for her to use the Iowan slang, “war-sh” instead of the normal "wash" terrified me. (I’m not sure why..." more
Sunday, March 27, 2011 4:44:58 PM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled 9 x 7 = Comfort:
Beth said, "In the sixth grade my biggest wish was to see the inside of a semi’s cab and nine times seven was keeping from this. I never could remember nine times seven. I still can’t. I seriously just had to do it on the calculator on this computer. I mean..." more
Sunday, March 13, 2011 2:53:39 PM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled All Skate! All Skate!:
Beth said, "It’s raining. I’m standing in line with a huge crowd like I’m at a hot new club, but instead of sleazy wannabes and whored out women I’m surround by junior highers and a few scattered chaperones. I’m at the roller rink. I can’t wait to..." more
Sunday, February 27, 2011 11:47:50 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled A Lutheran walks into a Catholic Church...:
Beth said, "I’m not Catholic and they're going to find me out. I had already gotten fingerprinted as you all know for my new job as substitute teacher, but I still needed to do the seminar and I was panicking. I wasn’t worried about brainwashing. Though..." more
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:48:14 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Don't Act Like a Criminal:
Beth said, "I am so weird around cops (and those of you who know me, yes I do realize this is ironic). I substitute teach occasionally and I just got hired on at a new school. The hiring process requires lots-o-paperwork and a thorough background check making..." more
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 12:38:03 PM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled Clarity:
Beth said, "I suck at eye exams. I wish I could study for them. I arrive at my eye doctor’s office yesterday and I’m nervous like I always am. I know I need a new prescription. My vision is not perfect with my contacts. At night I drive like a grandma if..." more
Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:42:54 AM
Beth Navarro made friends with Jon from Children's Book Insider
Monday, October 11, 2010 11:57:05 AM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled My First Post!:
Beth said, "Welcome to my blog! I am a children's writer on the verge of publishing (I can feel it! I can really feel it!). Here I will be musing about reading, writing and anything else that I feel worth writing. I hope you enjoy reading it and commenting..." more
Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:09:30 PM
Beth Navarro wrote a blog post titled The Crazy List Lady:
Beth said, "I write lists to stay sane, but I think it might be the catch 22 that keeps me crazy.I have my yearly goal lists that break down into my monthly pacing guide which breaks down to weekly goals and then daily.I love this post it note. They are..." more