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How do people decide to have kids when the future feels so uncertain?

As another friend announces their having a baby, I’m left in a swirl of thoughts. Like so many other women of my age, I think about what it would mean to have kids. The good, the bad, the weird…and for the most part I can usually see the appeal (and also the off-putting concept of… Continue reading How do people decide to have kids when the future feels so uncertain?

Life, Reading

The Guilt of a Reader who is not Reading.

Before 2019, I wasn't reading very much. When you're a writer who isn't reading, you feel like a fraud. I mean, I LOVE books. I wanted to make my living writing and reading books. But for some reason...I just couldn't get myself to read. I tried to read and build a solid habit. I started… Continue reading The Guilt of a Reader who is not Reading.

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What I read in January – Romance and Graphic Novels

January is always a big reading month. I’m filled with motivation to get through some pages. This month was more about attempting to read some physical books after a year-long marathon of Kindle books. Did I still read books on my Kindle? Yes. I love reading romance novels on my Kindle because I read them… Continue reading What I read in January – Romance and Graphic Novels

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The Muse vs The Schedule

I've been feeling it lately — that itchy feeling under my skin as my brain screams "Create something!" My Pinterest boards are filling up with inspirations of color and texture and light and shape and composition. The inspiration is there. The pull is there. And yet... And yet, something still holds me back from simply… Continue reading The Muse vs The Schedule