• I write books.

    I do! It's true. I have written for all sorts of different audiences. My first book was literary adult fiction and I've written many many books that have fallen into the category "juvenile fiction" and "YA fiction". I talk about my books and writing in general on my other site, which is at www.karenrivers.com. (I don't know how to make that a live link, so you may have to copy and paste.) (Sorry.) THIS site is about me, my hair, my kids, my appliances, and that time that I rode my bike down a cliff and then got stung by a bee. It may not all be appropriately awesome (or even slightly interesting) to kids, so if you are young, LOOK AWAY. That said, there is nothing harmful here, except the occasional swear, which I ask you to edit out with your eyes. Blink blink.

  • I take pictures.

    Parksville, Day 3

    Thetis Lake, Thursday

    Thetis Lake, Thursday

    More Photos

  • Is it safe to eat raw bacon?

    No. You shouldn't eat any raw pork products. You could get trichinosis and no doubt a number of other food-borne illnesses. With the recent change in food safety standards, I'd frankly cook the crap out of any meat product I purchased before eating it. Even if it's already cooked. Seriously. Keep in mind that I am not a raw bacon expert, I just play one on the web.

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THE TEN POUND PROJECT IS BACK ON.

Posted on October 26th, 2010 by Karen

So I went to the doctor this morning for my pre-op check.   I am having an op.    Yes, I am.   I am calling it an “op” instead of an “operation” from now on because an “op” sounds like something that involves storming the Bastille and ergo, much more exciting than an “operation”, [...]

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The Ten Pound Project – ALL NEW UPDATE!

Posted on October 21st, 2010 by Karen

I realize that I’ve been cheating on this blog with my other blog and am apparently incapable of juggling more than one ball at a time.   And when you are just throwing one ball up and down, it’s not really juggling, per se.  Imagine if I had THREE blogs!   My head would explode! [...]

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The Ten Pound Project

Posted on August 9th, 2010 by Karen

So here’s what happened:  I went on a diet.   And in the first week, I lost five pounds.   Five pounds!   Out of ten that I wanted to lose!   It was only going to take two weeks!   I was elated!   AND ALSO SMUG!   Look how easy! And then… Then… [...]

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This Post Is Not About The Bachelorette!

Posted on July 19th, 2010 by Karen

I have some bad news.   Brace yourself. I?  Have.  Gained!  Ten*  POUNDS. I weighed myself this morning because my pants wouldn’t button and I thought, Gee, nothing will help my ailing self esteem and poor mood more than getting on the scale and getting punched in the head with a series of numbers I [...]

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