TJ Michaels

Just wanted to say HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of your and your families! Here’s to a stellar 2009! *tj raising her wine glass in salute to you* I actually made a video postcard to you all…but I couldn’t get the stupid thing to play correctly so I’m sending you all cyber-hugs and kisses instead!

With much love,
TJ

Okay guys, I hope this works…and be warned, there’s singing and silliness involved ;D

TJ
www.tjmichaels.com

As most of you know we moved back to the Pacific Northwest a few weeks ago. It’s a place known for temperate summers and mild winters.

But last night the snow started falling! It’s absolutely beautiful and white and fluffy…and I ain’t going out in it. See there’s one thing you should know about me – I don’t do snow. Period. I don’t drive it in. I don’t walk in it. I don’t shovel it.

It is pretty to look at, though ;D

TJ

Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours! We just moved to a new state. Our house is big, beautiful and…bare (we gave away just about everything before we left). My kids are sleeping on the floor. The puppies are running wild. My car is acting up. My son is upset because he didn’t want to move away from his friends. My daughter can’t walk (ankle surgery)…

But we’re together, we’re happy and we’re going to sit on the family room floor tomorrow and enjoy an awesome Thanksgiving dinner with joy in our hearts. We have so much to be thankful for. The bank account ain’t full (especially after just moving) but we’re not homeless. We’re healthy. We’re fed. We’re rested. I have a career. AND I HAVE BOOKS TO READ!!! Life is damned good regardless of what the media says.

Everything is relative. When compared to other places, for example, Bangladesh where the yearly average income is $1800 a YEAR, or Europe (where I was recently) where gas is consistently $6 to $8 a gallon, I think I’ll be grateful for what I have instead of complaining about what I don’t have. The best is here, and better is on the way ;D Woohoo!

Happy Thanksgiving!

TJ and Family
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Hi all,

I made it home safely from my trip to Switzerland and I’m happy to be home. It was a work trip so I didn’t get to see very much of the sites, but it was an excellent trip all the same. I met some really cool people and had some great discussions about ‘life type stuff’. Tried some interesting new foods, too. Did you know that they eat a lot of horse over there? So when you order “steak” be sure you specify what kind ;D

I’m blogging at the Dynamic Trio site about some of the things I heard over there regarding our current political season in the USA. Click here to check it out.

Don’t forget about the Holiday Hottie contest – first winners will be announced next week. Also, the TJ On A Tangent newsletter will have all the prizes up for grabs in the next issue!

TJ

I’m over at my author group blog (Dynamic Trio) saying what I think about balance. It’s bunk! Before you say I’m crazy, click the link and check out the post. Then tell me what you think;D

The Dynamic Trio Blog – TJ Says Balance is Bunk!

TJ

Anybody, other than me, who used to watch a young Will Smith as The Fresh Prince of Belair? And what about those good old fashioned cartoon movies based on classic books, like Rock-a-Doodle from the book Chanticleer?

Well, one of the awesome women from a group of awesome ladies called The Posse (now is that a good old nostalgic name or what?) with a rocking Yahoo group loop posted this oldie-but-goodie not too long ago. Now let me tell you, I’d just heard that my older sister has cervical cancer and the very next day learned that my ex-husband has stomach cancer. A few days after that I saw this posting on the loop, watched it, and it made my whole damned day a lot brighter!

I’d love to know if you ever have those days when you reminisce on a time long past and it just makes you smile like an idiot? Or, better yet, makes you laugh out loud until your office mates wonder what the hell you’re doing at your desk that makes work so much fun?

Check it! And let me know if you remember this…

TJ

I’m blogging over at the Divas of the Dark and my favorite haunt, the Dynamic Three blogs today. The subject – whether sex was taboo when you were growing up. If so, I wonder if it affected you the way it did me. I’m also talking about why it is not taboo in MY HOUSE with my kids. Join us!

The fabulous Cait Miller put this out on the author loop recently. Enjoy!

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A guy calls a company and orders their 5-day, 10-lb weight loss Program. The next day, there’s a knock on the door, and there stands before him a voluptuous, athletic, 19-year-old babe dressed in nothing but a pair of Nike running shoes and a sign around her neck.

She introduces herself as a representative of the weight loss Company. The sign reads, ‘If you can catch me, you can have me.’

Without a second thought, he takes off after her. A few miles later huffing and puffing, he finally gives up. The same girl shows up for the next four days and the same thing happens.

On the fifth day, he weighs himself and is delighted to find he has lost 10 lbs as promised. He calls the company and orders their 5-day, 20-pound program.

The next day there’s a knock at the door and there stands the most stunning, beautiful, sexy woman he has ever seen in his life. She is wearing nothing but Reebok running shoes and a sign around her neck that reads, ‘If you catch me, you can have me’.

Well, he’s out the door after her like a shot. This girl is in excellent shape and he does his best, but no such luck.

So for the next four days, the same routine happens with him gradually getting in better and better shape.

Much to his delight on the fifth day when he weighs himself, he discovers that he has lost another 20 lbs as promised.

He decides to go for broke and calls the company to order the 7-day, 50-pound program.

‘Are you sure?’ asks the representative on the phone. ‘This is our most rigorous program.’

‘Absolutely,’ he replies, ‘I haven’t felt this good in years.’

The next day there’s a knock at the door; and when he opens it, he finds a huge muscular guy standing there wearing nothing but pink running shoes and a sign around his neck that reads, ‘If I catch you, your ass is mine.’

He lost 63 pounds that week.

Jennifer over at Wild On Books caught up with me and invited me to guest blog over there. It was alot of fun and the topic is one that’s on everyone’s mind – The Olympics…and the upcoming release of Caramel Kisses (yummm!)

Check out the blog post and a sweet (and oh-so-naughty) excerpt from my first contemporary, older woman – younger man story. It’s smokin’! And as always, the plot is interesting and solid.

Want a look? Visit Wild On Books …

TJ