Jan 14, 2016 | Writing Practice
I missed my deadline this morning — I usually like to have something scheduled to publish for 6 AM each day. What I’ve been doing is writing during the day and scheduling the post for the following day so I don’t stress on any single day. But, like...
Jan 13, 2016 | Life, Writing Practice
I can’t sit still, but when I write, When I write, I lose track of time, and space. The numbers on the clock rotate and I fall out of the month, outside of the place, out the person. Sometimes I lose an entire day, lost in ten thousand words of a story, one word...
Jan 12, 2016 | Business and Entrepreneurship
In our fear of being wrong, or looking stupid, or losing out on opportunities — we waffle. We waver. We fail to make decisions. We try to make decisions that leave all the options open. We’ll try it all, rather than pick a single dish. We’ll date as many...
Jan 11, 2016 | Motherhood, Reading List
Even though dragging myself out of bed and dealing with morning sickness does not make it fun to keep up with my writing habit, I also know that these feelings are fleeting. They won’t last forever, and I want to capture them while they’re here, so I can...
Jan 10, 2016 | Motherhood
Sometimes we get really good at things in life that we have no interest in being good at. Today began as some of the less fun pregnancy days have begun — I woke up at 3am, my stomach hurting, my mouth dry, thirsty, but scared to drink water — afraid that if I drank...
Jan 7, 2016 | Big Life Questions, Life
Do you know the story about when a man is asked to look in a mirror? He’s asked what he sees. He says “myself” (usually he says his name, “I see John,” etc). A woman looks in the mirror and says, “I see a woman.” A black...
Jan 6, 2016 | Health and Wellness
I popped out of bed this morning and thought to myself, boy, it’s really dark outside. Usually I pull the curtains back and there’s at least a tiny bit of light. I’m an early riser, and naturally wake up around 6AM, give or take when I get to sleep. This morning at...
