A few weekends ago, my dad and I went to Manhattan to visit the Tenement Museum. It was my first whole day away since Edwin was born, and while I was nervous to be away from him for so long, it was completely worth it. I’ve been wanting to visit this museum for a long […]
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Baby Sleep, 101
If you didn’t read yesterday’s post, You Can Be A Baby Sleep Expert, Too, please take a look before reading this post; it contains the introduction to Baby Sleep, 101. If your baby (or your friend’s or family member’s baby) magically slept 12 hours a night and took 3 perfect, hour-plus naps a day from the […]
You Can Be A Baby Sleep Expert, Too
Thirteen months ago, my son was born. He was born handsome, sweet, and intelligent. He was born charming, loving and affectionate. He was born happy, talkative and funny. He was not born a sleep expert.
Finished!
I did it. I finished my historical novel! 87,026 words. 214 pages (1.5 spaced). Thousands of hours of writing and research. I began it during the school year a couple of years ago, working from 5:15-6:15 AM most days of the week. Then I put it aside for awhile to work on other projects, but […]
All the Money in the World
If you had all the money in the world, not literally, but enough to accomplish whatever you wanted, what would you do? How would you live? How would your life be fundamentally different from the way you live it now? What can you do to make some of those dreams into reality, with the resources […]
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A few months ago, I was talking about doing research for my novel, which takes place in the early 1900s, and a friend suggested I read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. It’s one of those books that’s been on my to-read list for ages, just by virtue of its status in classic literature, but I […]