Susan Campbell Cross
Writer, actor, and super mom Susan Campbell Cross is the walking definition of a modern day multi-tasker—and, she's the new lifestyle editor of SHAPE! She is also a contributing lifestyle editor to Star and OK!, and her blog, Secrets of a Suburban Soccer Mom, has amused thousands of readers from all over the world. Susan is a working commercial actor and has appeared in television, radio, print, and Internet campaigns for Mr. Coffee, NuBrilliance, and Jewel Osco, and has appeared in cooking segments with chefs Bobby Flay and Curtis Stone. Susan lives in L.A. with her husband, Kevin, and three children, Kayla, Rory, and Aidan, and is currently working on her first book, a self-help memoir chronicling her adventures as she took on 40 goals before her 40th birthday. Follow her on Twitter @SusanCross1 and check out her website susancampbellcross.com.
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Saturday, 2/23/13 at 7:52 PM
Everyone has a blah day now and then—it’s part of life. But that doesn’t mean you have to sit around waiting for the black cloud to pass over. There are things you can do that will bolster your...
Monday, 2/18/13 at 11:43 AM
A few years back, I did a community theater musical for charity. As I was putting on my makeup, I began to fixate on a zit that had decided to make its own debut performance. Then one of my cast...
Monday, 2/11/13 at 3:11 PM
Have you ever noticed how nice people are around the holidays? They go out of their way to hold doors and say "please" and "thank you." But now the holidays are well over, it seems that all that...
Monday, 2/4/13 at 2:37 PM
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and it got me to thinking about how important it is to really nurture your most important relationship: the one you have with yourself!How much quality time...
Monday, 1/28/13 at 1:41 PM
As a lifestyle editor, I talk a lot about fulfilling dreams. What I know about the subject I learned first-hand because for years I didn’t pursue any of my own dreams. Whenever I even thought about...
Monday, 1/21/13 at 11:03 AM
I’m a mom of three and I work from home, so jeans and a t-shirt is my uniform. The few designer clothes I own see the light of day so seldom that I tend to forget I have them.Case in point, while...
Monday, 1/14/13 at 12:31 PM
If you follow this blog and read my "Cross Talk" column in SHAPE magazine, you know that I completely transformed my life by listing. I woke up in a panic one day, realizing I was closer to 40 than...
Monday, 1/7/13 at 10:55 AM
The first time I ran with a trainer, she stopped once in a while to ask me how I was doing. As soon as I’d start to answer—or, more accurately, whine—she’d cut me off and tell me to keep running. She...
Friday, 1/4/13 at 4:27 PM
Almost everyone has a friend who isn’t happy unless she’s miserable—a Debbie Downer. And she could be bringing you down too.In his book Three Simple Steps: A Map to Success in Business and Life,...
Monday, 12/24/12 at 3:14 PM
Although people often tell me that I’m lucky, I don’t believe in luck.Good things don’t just happen by chance—the best things happen to people who put in the time and effort. That being said, anyone...
