The Mousy Mom Who Roared

by Isabella Norse // June 1, 2020 // 2 Comments

The best word to describe me as a child would be “mousy”. I was painfully shy and quiet, always careful not to cause trouble or do anything to call attention to myself. Basically, I was a Goody Two-Shoes. There was... Continue reading →

Cover Reveal for Dances with Werewolves

by Isabella Norse // May 18, 2020 // 2 Comments

Dances with Werewolves, the second full-length novel in my Kudzu Korners sweet paranormal romance series, releases on May 27, 2020. This book has been a long time coming and I couldn’t be more excited! I can’t wait for you to... Continue reading →

Outhouse Deliveries

by Isabella Norse // May 11, 2020 // 6 Comments

We’re all familiar with the terms “morning person” and “night person”. I’m definitely a night person and my husband is a morning person. (He denies it but that doesn’t change the fact that he is, LOL.) Night is when I’m... Continue reading →

A Farewell to Movie Theaters

by Isabella Norse // March 2, 2020 // 4 Comments

It’s official. I am done with movie theaters. In a world where almost every movie is available via streaming within a few months of its release (if not weeks) you would think theaters would be changing their business model in... Continue reading →

Commercial Logic

by Isabella Norse // December 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

I find television commercials annoying – and not just because they’re ten times louder than the show I’m watching although that doesn’t help. I get annoyed by the subtle and not-so-subtle messages they cram down our throats. Yes, I know... Continue reading →

Learning to Cook (Or, Apologies to My Children)

by Isabella Norse // October 7, 2019 // 2 Comments

I watch a lot of cooking/baking shows and many of the contestants (professional chefs and home bakers alike) talk about how they grew up cooking/baking with their mother and grandmother. I did not. Nevertheless, when I married and had children... Continue reading →

Guarding Saturday

by Isabella Norse // July 8, 2019 // 2 Comments

For many years I, like many of you, stayed busy. All. The. Time. I was a wife and mother with a full-time job who spent my Saturdays volunteering with an animal rescue group and Sundays were reserved for church. Eventually,... Continue reading →

Women Over (Insert Age) Shouldn’t…

by Isabella Norse // July 1, 2019 // 6 Comments

What’s the deal with all of the articles telling women what we should do/wear/own/think, etc. based on our age? I just don’t get it. I also don’t understand why I keep looking at the darn things. *facepalm* Someone please stop... Continue reading →

Fake It ‘Til You Make It

by Isabella Norse // March 4, 2019 // 12 Comments

Every time severe weather moves through this area, like it did today, I think back to my childhood when I was absolutely terrified of storms. Thunderstorms are just a part of life in the South. They can be especially severe... Continue reading →

Unapologetic Geek

by Isabella Norse // January 14, 2019 // 6 Comments

I admit it, I have a tendency to use the terms “geek” and “nerd” interchangeably but there is a difference. The simplest definition I have found is in this cartoon on Great White Snark. Based on this definition, I am... Continue reading →