Tiara Me Sue

It started out innocently enough; I woke up, rolled over, and grabbed my phone. I checked Facebook first, and that was all I needed. Oh, look! Michelle invited me to a Holiday Sip-n-Shop! What is this about? How much alcohol is involved? Nice! Get all your holiday shopping done in one place while you enjoy a glass of wine! It sounds like fun, but I don’t think I’m available that day. Oh, look! Facebook generously lists similar venues at the bottom of the page! (How much alcohol is involved?) I do like craft fairs (and alcohol, duh), and it’s always nice to go to at least one during the holidays. Then I started to think about my daughter, that she would enjoy something like that – minus the alcohol, of course. So I kept looking.  (I do think of my kids once in a while.) And I scrolled too far and reached the pictures posted by the BaHa Brothers’ Sandbar Grill – the host location of Michelle’s event. Of course, I forgot all about her when I saw this pictur...

Introducing “Tiara Me Sue” – my new blogging name! Technically, it’s more of a re-introduction; I used the name almost 5 years ago as a blog title ( link – here). I can’t take credit for the name, it was given to me by a friend with permission to use – but it  is  clever, and it does fit. It fits more than I realized, too; hence this change. The backstory, my history with tiaras, can be found in that blog ( click here ), but I’ve realized since then that there is more to it. As a writer, I know what it’s like to try to build an audience, a fan base, even a platform. My blog for the most part has been a haphazard combination of strong opinions, silly observations, and a  lot  of self-indulgence. Outside of saying I did it to humor myself, I couldn’t really describe it succinctly. My audience (if you will) consisted of friends who also believed in humoring me (and I love them for it). A little over a year ago I realized that I had to change the...