Michele Paige Holmes

Category: Meet Michele

  • The Not-So-Savvy-Shopper or A Somewhat DELIcious Experience

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    It was with great anticipation a few weeks ago, that I headed out to attend the Daily Herald’s Savvy Shopper class. Though I’d been cutting coupons and receiving the Savvy Shopper emails for quite some time, I didn’t really have the hang of the program, nor was I saving money like I wanted to. Amy,…

  • Sleepy, But Smitten

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            So I missed my goal again last week—the one about blogging every Thursday. It isn’t that I’ve got nothing to say. In fact there are so many, many great things to blog about and . . . so little time. And I’m still running on so little sleep. Our sweet boy,…

  • Kicking and Screaming

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    Last Friday was our daughters’ school skate night at Classic Skating. As is our tradition—for the past umpteen years—we loaded the Suburban with kids, scooters, and stroller and headed out. Once there my husband and I blatantly ignored the sign suggesting that those over age 25 NOT skate, and we got our wheels and laced…

  • Brothers at last

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    For the past sixteen years our home has had a decidedly feminine aura about it. Pink princess wallpaper, canopy beds, fairy tea parties, American Girl dolls, Easy Bake ovens, blessing and baptism dresses, ballet slippers, dance recitals and the like have filled our life with all things girly. They have been sweet and wonderful years…

  • Dress for Success

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    We’ve all heard many times that how we dress more often than not will reflect how we feel, act, perform etc. I’ve tried to explain this concept to my teenagers—as they slink off to school in sweats with holes in them—and I’ve certainly felt it myself lately, as I spend these last few weeks of…

  • My Big, Fat Domesstic Weekend

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    Martha Stuart I am not. Yet every so often I’m infused with a strange surge of creative energy that’s part HGTV, part Molly Mormon—you know that perfect woman who makes every meal from scratch, knits all the socks for her family, and has a house of order? Usually these creative juices start flowing in conjunction…

  • Highlights of Summer

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    So I haven’t exactly been a consistent blogger this summer. And I’m sure, if asked, my children would tell you that I’ve laid around like a slug the past few months. But, in spite of the lack of writing and activity this past season, it was a great one. And many, many times I thought…

  • Michele’s Three Step Guide For Beating Writer’s Depression—or Lessons Learned From Green Gables

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    Last week on the LDS Storymaker list, a very talented author asked others how they deal with the depression writers encounter—those times we feel everything we’ve ever written is garbage and we’d be better off flipping burgers at the local fast food joint. The slew of responses from many other talented authors showed clearly that…

  • What I Meant to Say

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    My wonderful, supportive husband—this guy is the reason I write romance. The ladies of the LDS Women’s Book Review Podcast—Sheila,Hillary, and Shanda. James Dashner and Brandon Sanderson. I know famous people 🙂 My most awesome editor for Counting Stars, Angela Eschler. Josi Kilpack, winner of the Whitney for best suspense. Sheep’s Clothing was terrifyingly real—especially…

  • Wart and the Whitneys

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    A couple of weeks ago my daughter B (name withheld to protect the guilty) had the opportunity to go to the district science fair at the American Leadership Academy in Spanish Fork. This is the second year her project has made it to the district level, and she was pretty excited. I have to admit…