The Sweet Life

Writer and performer Susan Poulin is the author of The Sweet Life and Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair's Guide to Livin' the Good Life, as well as ten plays, five of which feature her alter ego, LeClair. The first of these, 1997's "Ida: Woman Who Runs With the Moose" was awarded the Seacoast Media Group's Spotlight on the Arts Award for Best Play and Best Actress. Moose was followed in 2005 by "Ida's Havin' a Yard Sale!," for which Susan received SMG's Best Original Script and Best Actress award, and "A Very Ida Christmas" in 2008 (nominated for SMG's Best Original Script). Susan also writes the popular Maine humor blog and podcast, "Just Ask Ida." Since her debut, Ida has entertained thousands of people from Maine to Minneapolis with her unique brand of wit and wisdom. Her sense of humor simply knows no bounds.

“a humorous, insightful, and entertaining guide to love, marriage, and more . . . filled with hilarious stories that demonstrate her very practical advice” ––George Smith, georgesmithmaine.com

"Forget Dr. Phil. Who needs an overpaid television talking head when Maine has Ida LeClair to straighten out all kinds of marriage problems? . . . The Sweet Life is as funny as you'd expect, but it's also refreshingly serious . . . Best, however, is her wisdom about arguing with your spouse: 'Do you want to be right or happy?'" 
––Bill Bushnell, Central Maine Newspapers