Happy Labor Day, USA! Other than signaling the end of summer and the start of the (false) inability to wear white, what does Labor Day actually stand for? Let’s take a moment to consider the history of American laborers, and how the work we do has changed over time. For most of human history, up through the agricultural […]
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Shine The Light On Your Work
Most writers accept the idea that it’s only other writers who understand us. We close our office doors and connect with each other via social media, or attend conferences so we can excitedly talk about writing with real people. Because our work is so private and often happens silently, we’re accustomed to the idea that our families […]
Creative Ways To Reconnect
Before I get into the topic of this post, you’re probably wondering how the big, scary transition is going so far. If I had to describe my first week of work in one word, it would be unexpected. First, it was unexpected that my son would wake up with a fever on the last day […]
September’s Theme: Creativity
I might be a little nuts, choosing a focus for this month. I might be a little nuts to consider blogging at all. The beginning of the school year is always stressful for this two-teacher household, but this year is going to be so much more of an adjustment. My whole family is telling me to lower […]
Maternity Leave, By The Numbers
Numbers of… …Weeks since I last taught school: 114 (includes the summer I was pregnant) …Hours spent nursing: Way, way too many to count …Diapers changed: An average of 6 per day times 730 days equals… about 4,300 diapers. (Okay, Edwin’s daddy and grandparents probably changed about 10% of those.) …Miles pushing stroller on the Rail […]
Identity Crisis: Averted
I chose to write about PURPOSE this month for, well, a purpose. I thought I would need to prepare myself for the feeling that I was losing my current life’s purpose by giving up mommy-time and writing-time in favor of going back to work. I thought this transition, from stay-at-home to working mom, from writer back […]