I work everyday because I like to work. I don’t work at the same speed and effort or on the same kinds of things everyday but I do write every single goldurn day because that’s what I like to do.
My book proposal is coming along swimmingly. I know more about adoption than I think I [...]
I thought about all the things that are worrying me, I thought about all the things I wish I’d gotten done yesterday, I thought about all kinds of things I might want to write about on here. Like:
1. When and how I realized that the tracking in school was classist (seventh grade).
In sixth grade there [...]
We went to the virtual school orientation last night and I left with the same mixed feelings I had before. Brett is all for it — 100%! — and that’s why I’m going along with it. But if it were all my decision, I’d be skipping the virtual school.
I’ve been flipping through the course materials [...]
Now I’m kinda hep to the virtual schooling again because of all the free stuff. Sure, a lot of it is books we’ll have to return but we get to keep all “consumables” and that includes two boxes of washable paint that I’m sure Madison will get to enjoy as well. Also maps and globes, [...]
I’m way too busy (and behind) to do anything else and I just got another assignment/job last night. Ack. (That’s a happy “ack” by the way.)
I was at a meeting last night sponsored by the Greater Columbus Arts Council about bringing an ArtSpace to Columbus. This is an organization that takes a run-down building and [...]
I have two kids and a delightfully odd husband, Brett. My children are Noah (born to us in 1997) and Madison (born to her first mom, Pennie, in 2004 and brought to our family through a domestic, open adoption). They are my inspiration and also the reason I don't get more done around here.
I'm a writer and sometimes I get published, which is a nice thing. I write for joy, I write for money and when I'm very lucky, both things happen at the same time. My work appears in national publications including Yoga Journal, Disney's Family.com, Utne, Wondertime, Brain Child and Salon. Currently I am working on a book about my daughter's adoption and seeking representation for the proposal. I also own Smart Cookie Communications with my husband.