I recently signed up to be a contributor over at Yahoo! and they post some very interesting assignments. These articles don’t pay (they’re performance-based, meaning I only get paid for how many times people click to read them) but that’s not the point. Rather, the prompts get my brain pumping. Recently, I claimed an assignment […]
“A Reason to Get Out of Bed” at Yahoo! Voices for Mother’s Day Read More »
It’s your mom here. You don’t know me by that name yet. I don’t think you have any sort of name for me other than the outstretch of your arms, the grin on your face when you see me, and the furious way you stick out your tongue when you’re near my breasts. You know
Dear September (Or, Now That You’re Five Months Old) Read More »
Mom. Do you know how many years I wasn’t very fond of this word? It brought up all sorts of negative connotations for me. It’s not a positive word. It symbolizes anger, frustration, and irrationality. It symbolizes criticism and madness. It was everything I didn’t want to be. I held onto obscure hopes for a
The Things I Can’t Say Read More »
I regret not writing more when September was a newborn. I was in such a haze of sleep deprivation, frustration, and sadness that I barely had time to shower, let alone sit down and string coherent sentences together. Still, I wish I could have found a few minutes to chronicle the most challenging two months
I realize it’s been forever and a day since I last posted here. Since my last post, I had a baby and I’m still struggling to find the right balance between taking care of her, getting work done, and pursuing my own creative endeavors. I’m not even going to pretend like I have it all
New blog, new perspective Read More »
If any of my readers are pregnant out there (or have been pregnant), you’re likely familiar with the drama that is rolling over in bed. I should rephrase that–attempting to roll over. If you’re not familiar, let me acquaint you. A task that used to be as easy as breathing, as second nature as the
Rolling Over When Pregnant, Or the New Hardest Thing To Do Ever Read More »
I’ve been slacking on this blogging business lately, so I’m super thankful to A. G. Carpenter for tagging me for the Sunshine Award. 1.) I’m happy she thought of me and 2.) I have a built-in blog topic. Woot! So, here are the rules of this meme: include the Logo and a link to who
The Sunshine Award Read More »
Matt and I have been struggling with trying to name our little girl for a few months now. We’ve narrowed it down to two options. We felt like we were accomplishing something. We even took to referring to her by each name every other day to get a feel for them. We thought for sure
Baby Barron: Putting it to a Vote Read More »
Matt and I had been seeing the trailers for Prometheus for quite some time and were really excited about the film. So excited that we actually went to see it in the theater. This is amazing. We hadn’t been to the movies in over a year, so you know this one had to really pique our interest
A Few Thoughts on “Prometheus” Read More »
Sorry for my lack of posting the past two weeks. It always feels like a cheap excuse to say I’ve been too busy to blog, because what does “too busy” mean, anyway? Still, I’ve felt too busy and neglected my poor Inkwell. For shame! I thought I’d give you a quick update on what I’ve been
The Time Has Come to Clean All the Things Read More »
