I was a person before I was a mother. I don't mean that I have somehow become something other than a person, or less than a person since becoming "mama." What is I mean is that motherhood has changed me just as it has changed my schedule, my social life, and pretty much everything else, and yet I am still me.
It took me a while to admit to myself that I wanted to be a writer. That is to say, in a professional sense.
The first step was realizing that I really enjoyed writing. I started my first book over five years ago, and I didn't begin with publishing in mind. I was just having fun, and trying to watch less television…
I've always loved a good DIY. My friend Meg likes to rib me for how often I say things like “tutorial” and “I saw this on Pinterest!”…
I’ve decided I want to be a writer.
There. I said it.
The reality is that I’ve been writing ever since I could. Not with any serious ambition, mind you, and aside from schoolwork, only rarely have I allowed anyone to read what I’ve written. But in every phase of my life, I can look back and see where the impulse to write would arise…
There are few things so universal in life as death, taxes - and mothers. And like death and taxes, mothers can be a tricky subject.
While many of us have gone through life with our mothers playing the role of nurturer, advisor, cheerleader, and more, for many the person of "mother" comes with a certain amount of baggage…
It's no secret that I love books. I will read anything from Pride and Prejudice to The Lord of the Rings. I'll read Historical Fiction and YA Sci-Fi. I like to think of myself as a pretty well-rounded reader. (Except for horror. I am a wimp.)
But a couple of year ago I came to the realization that…
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