Happy #BadMoms’s Day
Since no pregnancy is complete without a photo session I decided to take some inspiration from the many lovelies that have gone before me and create some lasting memories of my own. Nailed it.
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Lego Hell
“At least it isn’t very expensive” she says, glancing at the $500 worth of Star Wars battle ships, cantinas and tiny action figures sitting on the living room shelf. Sigh.
Read MoreGetting ready for baby #2
Somehow I think my standards may have fallen as I prepare my nest once again…
Read MoreSome women actually like this?
Seriously. If it wasn’t for the weeks (okay years) of sleepless nights ahead of me I would be so done with this whole making-a-baby-in-my-tummy business.
Read MoreMy secret writing shame…and why I should never wear sandals
Let me just introduce myself by saying that the piece I am about to read completely sucks. In fact, so do I. I didn’t exactly put it that way at my writing group yesterday, but as one of my reviewers put it, by opening up my excerpt by confessing that my work is ‘low-brow’ young adult faction, […]
Read MoreMother’s day confession: I only have three stickers on my SUV…and I may be okay with that
So, when are you going to have the next one?” said my friend Dan yesterday, a half peeled banana in one hand. I was standing with some friends outside of a school playground—none of us quite yet ready to face the buckles and straps waiting in our cars. Two held jiggling infants in their arms while […]
Read MoreWriting, money, and TOTAL PANIC…Miller-style
How doth the successful author lead their lives? In his self-titled book on writing, Henry Miller claims that the key is “writ[ing] first and always. Painting, music, friends, cinema, all these come afterwards.” Sure, I can agree that if I’m really serious about my craft I should probably wait till after I’ve reached my daily […]
Read MoreMy new CV title: toddler management specialist
Haven taken a year off to rear my human and complete a novel manuscript, I recently decided to hit the old job board and get back into the rodent race. I was actually getting pretty excited about planning projects that don’t involve Popsicle sticks–until I started reading some job descriptions. It went something like this: Nope, […]
Read MoreWriting vs momhood: Rebecca Mead reframes the struggle
There is nothing like a fun-filled reunion to make me Totally Anxious about life. My three-year old son and I spent three days this week camping on the side of a lovely Vancouver Island lake with my extended family–and let’s just say I had to fend off the ‘so where are you going to have […]
Read MoreWhy I endured nine months of no coffee
As I type this, my wrists are getting sweaty from my too-warm key pad and the glare from the sunshine outside is obscuring half my screen. Summer is barely here and already it’s annoying me. And to think I used to think this time of year was for swimming in lakes, drinking root beer […]
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