What a lifelong writer does when she doesn't have time to write; also, confronting my unconscious assumptions about what it …
Tag: don’t despair!

Parenting journal: Troubleshooting my self-care
Lessons from my most tired.

Parenting journal: Nine-month update
In which I confess my lowest point of the past two months.

Parenting journal: Ordinary days
written at 10:25 AM It’s one of those mornings when no matter what I do with Owl, she fusses or …

Parenting journal: The other 5%
Most of the time — 90-95% — I’m proud of myself, and I know I’m capable. But it’s during that …

Parenting journal: Reversals
I'm typing this on my iPad, with difficulty, from an awkward position on the bed, because it's the only place …

Parenting journal: Weathering the intensity
This is what I have to say today.