On a recent road trip with my family, I saw something that made me cry happy tears. It brought back an unhappy but somehow empowering memory. It kind of felt like a full circle moment. I was there with my husband and my child remembering the kid that I was, and making a wish for the kids of today. I shared the photo, the memory, and my wish on the internet. It wasn’t a blog post. I didn’t do keyword…
And so, last weekend we piled into the car on a road trip to get Isla’s uniform and school supplies. The kid starts Primary 1 next week, and she is the only one ready for this. There we are in the car with the heat on because we already had summer. For three days in London. I’ve been looking for ways to stall this growing up thing for a while now. Which is why we left the shopping trip to…
Every morning, my husband makes me a cup of coffee and sets it beside my laptop. But it’s a while before I actually drink it. It takes a team effort to get the kid out the door for school and then Neil and Isla get in the car, and I turn on some music in the kitchen. The type of music reflects how the rest of the day will go. I might do some laps around the house and pretend…
I should be writing. And probably you should be writing. But real talk, I’ve been working on this post since my birthday and wanted to get it out. Hi. And so, I’m sharing a list of awesome gifts for writers. In case you are a writer, and your birthday’s coming up. (This post contains Amazon and MasterClass affiliate links. I make a small commission if you make a purchase through them, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon…
It’s been one of my goals this year to make my writing a priority. Well, that’s the goal every year, but this for real. I’ve been pitching my work, and working on finishing the first draft. The first draft of what, I’m not sure. I just have to keep writing to find out. So I wanted to say something to other parents who tho think there’s no time to write, or that we can’t write with kids around. We can.…
