My seven year-old son loves board games, and we have a lot of classic games in the house. Yesterday, he wanted to play “Guess Who?” a game I’d bought on a whim at an old general store a few years ago because I remembered it fondly from my childhood. I hadn’t looked at it too […]
Perspective
2019 Reflection, Part 1
Reflection on the past year and planning for the year ahead are my favorite things to do this time of year. I decided to aid the process this year by answering a set of reflection questions (similar to when I wrote my creative autobiography, based on Twyla Tharp’s 33 questions). There are several of these […]
Being Patient
Yesterday, I finished the latest draft of my book, THE EUGENICIST’S ASSISTANT, and sent it off to my agent. After I hit send on the email, I stared at the screen for a moment, thinking about all that mouse-click contained. Hours at my laptop. Hours with my notebook in hand. More hours talking to myself, […]
Temporary Joy
I’ve been in a bit of a funk for a few days, and it took me awhile to figure out why– but when it finally crystalized, everything made sense. My daughter’s third birthday was last Monday. After I thought about it, I remembered that I went through the same funk after she turned one, and […]
October Blogging Challenge: Reflection
I’ve come to the end of my October blogging challenge (20 minutes every night for a week, no editing) and I’ve decided two things. First, this week should be capped off with a reflective post, one that looks back over the previous six nights and attempts to understand what I’ve been trying to say here. […]
A Little Risk is Worth It
Today my family made our way up to the Adirondacks for our annual Columbus Day weekend trip. Our first stop was Gore Mountain for their fall festival. It was packed! There was good food, a petting zoo, lots of craft vendors, and toe-tapping music. We found a picnic table and dug into our lunch. Immediately, […]