The Blogging Officially Starts Now! Yikes...

This blogging thing has been on my mind for awhile. So, today I officially start. Other Queens will be joining me soon (stay tuned). To date there are three of us, but soon we'll be adding to our ranks. If you are curious about the overall plan, go to the website for details  using the link found somewhere on this site;).

Had to share this quote:

Inside of me,
there's a thin woman
crying to get out...

But I usually shut the
bitch up with cookies.

Something about that moved me deeply~grin.

Like I said, stay tuned because the Queens are about to get this blog rolling. We'd love to hear from you.

Yippee!

Okay, it's official. I've been approved as an editor for Suite 101. Check out the site and see all the goodies being offered  (suite.com).

My stuff will be featured soon. The topic is mighty fitting:). You got it! It's Grab the Queen Power: And, Live Your Best Life!

Have a good weekend. I know I will. Not much planned, but those usually turn out great too.

It's Good To Be Queen No More...

Okay, here’s the deal. We changed our domain name (website and URL). When we discovered that it was in our best interests to do so, I sulked:). Let’s face it, making a major change like that means spending more time and money. But, with the mounting evidence out there, it seemed the smartest thing to do.

You see, there is this other Queen out there who had already launched a very similar site: ItsGoodToBeTheQueen. When we started the project, her site was small and appeared very limited. The Queens in charge decided our two paths wouldn’t cross and all would be fine. Well, sometime this summer, the Queen of Lakewood was featured in Ladies Home Journal and (Wow!) her traffic picked up considerably and now she’s talking book. Okay, so now our paths are crossing (according to my attorney).

Also, she (bless her heart) beat us to the punch on obtaining a trademark for her name and since inception date is the real key factor here (again, she was one step ahead of us;), we made the decision to abandon ship!

Oh yes, it was a little painful for me. Letting go of my “baby” wasn’t easy to do. But, let go I did. And, the Queens think we’ve out done ourselves this time. See, forced changed isn’t always a bad thing. Since the Queen of Lakewood is also very queenly, she didn’t “force” us to change, but we, let’s say, saw the writing on the wall. Therefore, we made this WONDERFUL decision on our own.

Anyway, the new name is: queenpower.com

So, what do you think?

P.S. Looks like I’ll be an editor on suite101.com.  I’ll let you know when it’s official.
P.P.S. If you are a mother of all boys, check out:  itsgoodtobethequeen.com.  You might like what you find. Looks fun to us:). But as my daugther would say, "Mom, there's just one problem..." We queens have girls too!

Surviving the Hurricane

The Angel Queen shares...

We came home on Monday at lunchtime through pouring rain and tornado reports. Monday afternoon, we walked out into the sunshine to feed the ducks and turtles in the pond near our house. Our electricity was off, had just gone off Monday morning. It came back on Monday about 10 pm. No damage to our home, car, or the beautiful pine trees. (I am thankful they did not fall into my bedroom or living room!)

Queen Me speaks...

Whew! More later...

What's Next?

Queen Me talks...

It's been one of those times. You know, wondering when more bad news will come your way. Although, a true optimist, the last several weeks have been trying. Yep, it primarily has to do with my mother-in-law and her recent cancer diagnosis. We visited her over the weekend to keep her company while she waited for her fast-approaching surgery. I bet she'd tell you that it wasn't fast enough and that she is ready for tomorrow to quickly pass. Me too! My greatest wish, though, would be to remove all her anxiety. If only I could hold it for the next 24 hours. Let her rest peacefully while waiting. But, I can't. My inability to relieve her suffering is painful.

The Angel Queen report...

As soon as I hear from the Angel Queen, I will let you know. Turns out she moved to Florida on the heels of Hurricane Charley and arrived just in time to greet Hurricane Frances.

Queen Me wraps up...

Okay, tomorrow (or the next day~grin), I promise to return to my normal cheery self.

For a good cause...
BTW, received an e-mail from an Queen-zine subscriber describing what the makers of M&M's are doing these days. And, it's a repeat performance. The makers of M&M candies have teamed up with theSusan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to raise funds through the sale of their pink & white M&M candies. Special bags of M&M's will be on sale in September, October and November, 2004. (The bags are clearly marked). For each 8-ounce bag of the special candies sold, the makers of M&M (Masterfoods) will donate 50 cents to the foundation.

Of course before passing this on to our readers, I checked the announcement out on: hoaxbuster.ciac.org.  Whenever you receive something via e-mail, always check it out prior to sending it to all your friends:). The site is easy to use and navigate.
 

Running Simply To Stay In One Place

Queen Me talks...

Maybe you don't know this, but I'm writing a book. This summer, I had a great time interviewing 10 women ranging in age from 50 to 100.

My dear 100-year-old friend shared an angel story with me. I'm digressing here, but her angel tale moved me so. Annie told me, "I was sitting on my bed and three of the most beautiful creatures you have ever seen were flying over my head. Their colors were vibrant--purple, blue, pink and red. One flew down and knelt on the ground before me, placing her dear little hands on my knees. I reached for her, but grabbed air. The other two came towards me while holding hands with a man wearing a gold crown. Lately, they've been coming more often fluttering above my head." Later that visit, she told me she was ready to go home. With the sudden appearance of angels in her waking life, maybe home is not too far away.

Today, though, I'm more interested in sharing something that "Pinkie" told me. Pinkie is an 83 year old woman, ex Navy gal, that loved to talk about the Red Queen in Alice and Wonderland. Worried about all her children, which included me at the moment, she said, "Here's what the Red Queen said to Alice, 'My dear child you have to run everyday so very, very hard just to stay in the same place.'" Pinkie continued by saying, "You've got so many choices. Today, you can be anything you want to be. But you've got to experience life. Somedays, like the Red Queen, you've got to run and run and never catch up. But, one day you will be in your eighties and have to look back. If you can attain at the end of your active life the knowledge that you gave it your all, you will be successful."

Yoga Queen jumps in...

Okay, so I'll have to remember that the next time I'm in the middle of a normal day, but waiting till I'm 80 is such a long, long time. Ha! See, I have three children under 10. Of course since July, I've been waiting for school to start. Well, thank goodness for Labor Day Holiday so we can sleep in! Church? Ha! That's when we can all catch up on our sleep! And, when is that next summer break? Now my days are filled with stressing about car pools, getting to school on time, cafeteria duty, library duty, supply room duty, pooty duty! Ha! Does it ever end? Did I fail to mention that I squeeze working in there somewhere? Yes, in a wonderful, relaxing aromatherapy bath--any salts will do. Calgon, take me away . . .

This Red Queen is tired:).

Queen Me wraps this one up...

Of course, we all have Red Queen days. I try really hard to avoid them, though. Later, we'll find a Queen for our site that can help us all do a better job of streamlining our lives. But for now, hopefully the next time I'm in the throws of a long, long run (figuratively speaking, mind you), I'll try to remember Pinkie and her sparkling eyes. You see, I believe that Pinkie got it right.

And, now we're signing off for a long weekend break. Hope all you other Queens will do something fun or at least pamper yourselves. Later...