2023: My Year in Books
This year was a year of changes for my family. My elder child graduated from high school and started college, and my younger child graduated from homeschool and started public … Continue reading 2023: My Year in Books
Tag: Writing
Epic Battles for Middle School
My son is using Don and Jenny Killgallon’s Paragraphs for Middle School as part of his writing curriculum this year. The idea is to introduce writing concepts, illustrate them with … Continue reading Epic Battles for Middle School
Habit Experiment: February Recap, March Kickoff
February Recap My goals for February: 1) Do daily FlyLady routines more regularly, particularly bathroom swish-and-swipe and morning and bedtime routines. 2) Streamline my weekly cleaning. 3) Add in 15 minutes a day … Continue reading Habit Experiment: February Recap, March Kickoff
Habit Experiment: January Recap, February Kickoff
January Recap My goal for January was: 1) Write a little something every day. I’ve pretty much done this in January, but I realized I was already pretty much doing it before January, so … Continue reading Habit Experiment: January Recap, February Kickoff
Habit Experiment: December Recap, January Kickoff
December Recap My goal for December was: 1) Read for thirty minutes a day. I didn’t read every day, but this month did help me to shift my perspective on my Habit Experiment. I’ve not been responding … Continue reading Habit Experiment: December Recap, January Kickoff
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey My rating: 4 of 5 stars What began as Mason Currey’s blog, which began as a way to procrastinate writing projects, Daily … Continue reading Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey
Origins
When I was four, after my brother Josh’s death but before my sister was born, I had a dream that a giant dog was running around our San Diego house. … Continue reading Origins
A Writer By Any Other Name
When people ask me, “What do you do?” I get all squirmy inside. I should really come up with a technically true but nevertheless evasive answer, like, “I develop and … Continue reading A Writer By Any Other Name
Scaring Myself Out Of—and Back Into—Writing
Miss Kowalik had curly salt-and-pepper hair that was beautiful to my eight-year-old eyes. She gave us half-sheets of blue-lined paper, that kind that shredded under the slightest pressure from a … Continue reading Scaring Myself Out Of—and Back Into—Writing
How Can I Keep From Singing?
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I’m average. I’m a regular mom, not a Supermom. I write and sing and play the flute, but I don’t … Continue reading How Can I Keep From Singing?
Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape
This is my photographic response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape
Just Plain Grapes
After my post the other day about feeling conflicted about the recent success of one of my former high school classmates, I wanted to demonstrate that I’m not all sour … Continue reading Just Plain Grapes
Imperfect Happiness 