Perty Nerdy: Unplugged

  Blah, blah, blah. As much as I know you're eagerly awaiting the next installment of my Jerry Springer Chronicles , I need a moment to look back at the first quarter of 2024 .... before the second quarter is over.  The busy-ness of the Perty Nerdy business has become snow-ballingly ... busy. (I'm a writer, right? Meh ... whatever.) Fine, let me rephrase. When 2024 started, I created a vision board for Perty Nerdy . There's a goal in sight. Or multiple goals, really. What better way to make sure that I'm on track than to look back and see what I've accomplished so far. The year started off with a bang as one of the more difficult goals of being on a convention panel sort of ... fell into my lap. You can watch that story unfold with the video above. The entire experience was unreal!  Word to the wise, participating on a panel is intoxicating - it will immediately make you want to do more and make them bigger and better! Also new this year, I started creating "...

...Continuing the Jerry Springer Chronicles , today's entry examines how my husband's ex-girlfriend, my best friend, magically mystically miraculously birthed MY daughter. Wanna know how?  Great! Me too! I'd love to figure out how a witty and introverted well-manicured blond had MY mini-me ... a loud & goofy extrovert with a dark sense of humor, an impeccably kooky fashion sense, and a devil-may-care approach to her appearance. Personally, I think everyone should sport mismatched socks with crazy leggings and unicorn/cat sweaters . It builds character! You might think Sammy has somehow turned into me by osmosis - nature vs. nurture and all that.  I assure you, she has been her own person all her life without any help from me. If anything, I gain comfort knowing that someone like me can grow from other home life situations.  You see, I've always had a quirky sense of ... well, everything. I thought it might be a product of my youth. I ran away from home young so t...