Dear Babygirl, We have been so busy lately. So very, very busy. It’s a good busy, this busy is. It’s not a stressful busy, in the sense of oh my gosh if I don’t get this done I won’t get paid and we won’t eat next week type of busy. Thankfully, blessedly, we have never […]
Dear Babygirl, You are nine and a half months old now and my oh my, you are learning so much. It’s astonishing to watch. Every parent says this, of course. The whole “They change every day!” mantra. And I knew it would happen, but I didn’t expect it to be so.darn.cool. to experience. As with […]
Let’s be honest, there is always room for improvement in the balance between the raising babies you and the successful businessperson you. At least, I know there always is for me. That being said, I’ve found several small things that make a huge difference in me feeling okay about the quality time I’m spending with […]
Dear Lovely Reader of my Lil Blog, Hi! I hope all seventeen of you had a wonderful 2012. I wanted to send you a note to say hello, and that I think of you often. I think of your goals and your dreams, what grade your kids are in, and what book is resting on […]
Don’t ask me what it’s about, but I did it. I did it! I wrote a 50k-word novel (50,369 to be exact) in 30 days – the month of November – spurred on by the wonderful organization, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). What happened in November with my writing is a perfect testament to the […]
You guys, I’m not sure how it happened or what came over me, but for some ridiculous/astonishing reason I committed to NaNoWriMo 2012. NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month – is a movement that encourages writing a novel – at least 50,000 words in length – during the month of November every year. It’s all […]
What would you do all day if time and money were no object? Read. (Duh.) What worries you? Not making enough of an impact. What gives you energy? Being outdoors. What saps your energy? Negativity. What motivates you to keep growing and pushing forward? My daughter. What makes you happy? Small surprises. What cheers you […]
I’m 9 weeks in so far. Here’s what I’ve got: 1) When your front-facing iPhone camera is used less as a camera and more as a Is The Child on My Chest Actually Sleeping? mirror. 2) When venturing out to Target to pick up a part for your breast pump turns a regular day into […]
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