When I was around fourth grade, I discovered the Babysitters Club book series by Ann M. Martin. I loved them. For Christmas that year, my parents gave me all of the books published to that date (there are about twice as many now). I couldn’t get enough of Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, Dawn, Mallory […]
writing
If You Love It, Time Will Come
People sometimes ask me how I find time to keep a journal, write a novel and keep a blog. Part of that is simple: I AM on maternity leave, so I have more flexible hours than someone who works full time. But I found time to do all of those things while I was working, […]
Resolution Check-In
It’s finally March! That means spring is around the corner. Hooray! It also means we’ve been through two months of 2013 so far. How is everyone doing on their New Year’s resolutions? Were you able to make ones that fit your wants, needs and lifestyle? Were you successful at keeping them? Here are my original […]
Plans For Snowdays
Blizzard Nemo kept me and my family stuck in our house for the past day or so, and I loved it. As teachers, my husband and I are good at the snow day thing. We plan ahead for a special breakfast (we actually keep “emergency bacon” in the fridge for this exact reason), we store […]
Universal Question
My dad and I have a special game we play when we’re on a road trip. I highly recommend it to liven up your next car ride, dinner party, or awkward family holiday. It’s called “universal question.” It works like this. One person comes up with a hypothetical question, preferably something juicy, and the other […]
Mothers, Make Time For Yourself
I accomplished a lot of great things this November. The most important, of course, was taking care of our baby. We finally taught him to take a bottle and figured out the food that caused his acid reflux (smoked salmon, weirdly). I stopped getting sprayed when I changed his diaper, which improved the laundry situation. […]