Sonja Foust, Romance Author

Ok, I know there are some of you out there that don’t love shoes… you mutants. By and large, though, most women I meet love shoes. Why? It’s just an article of clothing– it shouldn’t be any different than a coat or a bag or a skirt, right?

Here’s my theory:

Shoes are universal. There are the odd feet out, but most of the time, if you see a cute shoe, chances are it’s going to look cute on your foot. This shoe will not make your butt look fat. This shoe will not fit your hips but not your boobs. The color of this shoe will not make your face look sick or sad or tired. Cute shoes are just cute shoes.

So, what’s your theory? Are you a shoe person? A bag person? A coat person? Does some other article of clothing get you going? Tell me in the comments.

Today is Robbie’s and my 5-year wedding anniversary. Yep, we’ve been hitched for 5 years! I have several friends headed for matrimony in the near future, so I feel inclined to give a little advice on obtaining the matrimonial bliss that I’ve experienced in our 5 years together:

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Readers, I am in a funk. A deep, dark, don’t-wanna-do-anything, I-suck-at-everything, childish, horrible funk. There is no good reason for said funk. It’s just a vaguely bad mood that’s been hanging around for weeks.

I’ve got some ideas to try for getting out of my funk and on with my life:

1. Exercise more. (Groan.)
2. Take a class or a workshop about something new.
3. Make some goals and start working on them.
4. Listen to some good songs.
5. Rearrange furniture in one room in the house.
6. Just get the hell OVER IT already.

Can you help me come up with some more? Leave your suggestions in the comments!

Over the months, I’ve written quite a lot of advice on getting the best out of Twitter. There are a LOT of supposed social media experts out there, and I in no way claim to be one of them, but I love learning how other people use different tools, so I’m sharing in the spirit of collaboration. Please share your Twitter tips with me, too!

Here’s a round-up of all the Twitter advice I’ve ever given (at least in writing):

You DO Have Time to Tweet: 5 Time-Saving Twitter Tips — This is my first ever post for our shiny new company blog. I’m pretty psyched about it! (My day job is at Brooks Bell Interactive, a super awesome direct online marketing agency.)

Helpful Stuff Update: The Best Free iPhone Apps — I mention a Twitter iPhone app that I love in this post, called TweetDeck.

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(Not that way, sicko.)

My husband and I have recently, within the past few years or so, come to realize what lucky people we are. I’m not talking about all that squishy “my life is great and I heart everyone” stuff. I’m talking actual Vegas-style good luck.

EXHIBIT A: Jackson Hole trip, 2008.

We had booked the cheapest flight we could get our hands on. The day before we were to leave, Robbie called to see if we could get an earlier flight. We could, if we called two hours prior to the flight we actually wanted to see if there was still room. That was at 3 a.m. the following day. We called and got it, because we are lucky.

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