Jan 17Member-onlyI Am A Reader Who Isn’t Reading Much At the MomentFor a large portion of my life, being a reader was basically part of my identity. A part I often got teased for when I was younger, but a huge part of what made me who I was. I always had my nose in a book, to the point where…Reading5 min readReading5 min read
Dec 17, 2022Member-onlyI’m Trying To Stop Giving People Unsolicited AdviceThe topic of unsolicited advice has been buzzing around my brain lately and I wanted to sit down quickly and jot down some of my ideas on the subject, if for no other reason than so those ideas would exist somewhere other than just in my mind, distracting me from…Advice4 min readAdvice4 min read
Sep 29, 2022Member-onlyUsing AI Art for Stress Relief and InspirationI’m no artist. I mean sure I write stories, and some people consider writing art. But I have never gotten comfortable with that. I don’t mean with the idea that writing is art, but with the idea that anything I make could be considered art. Then I started tinkering around…Ai Art7 min readAi Art7 min read
Sep 19, 2022Member-onlyAnd Just Like That My Babies Are OnePeople always say time goes by too fast when you’re a parent. “Where does the time go!?” we lament at each new milestone. Each passing birthday, at the start of every new school year, often just randomly throughout the years. “They’re growing up too fast!” I have to admit, the…Motherhood3 min readMotherhood3 min read
Sep 12, 2022Member-onlyThe Unexpected Thing About Having Children Over A Decade ApartI feel like I should know all this but everything has changed — When I became a mom for the first time, I had no clue what I was doing. I was fairly young (23 years old) and none of my close friends or siblings had kids yet, so it was kind of like I was doing it first. Within my circle at…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Aug 11, 2022Member-onlyThe Motherhood Worry That Is Haunting Me LatelyMy kids are 14 years apart and 4 minutes apart. Yep, back when I was 23 I became a mother for the first time, and then I wasn’t able to get pregnant again until I was 37. And then I got pregnant with twins. I’ve written about my struggles with…Parenting5 min readParenting5 min read
Aug 6, 2022Member-onlyMedium Could Probably Use A Discussion BoardI’ve been seeing a lot of posts on Medium lately about what people are sick of seeing on Medium. Most of it has to do with articles about Medium itself, which a lot of people seem to have issues with, which makes them turn and write their own article on…Medium3 min readMedium3 min read
Jul 21, 2022Member-onlyImprove Your Writing Productivity: What I’m Using To Fill In Medium’s Current Gaps in FunctionalityIf you haven’t tried Notion yet, you really should give it a shot. I was on the fence about it but decided to test it out after reading another writer’s article about how useful it was for a writer, especially on Medium. He wasn’t kidding. Notion is packed with tons…Notion5 min readNotion5 min read
Jul 19, 2022Member-onlyWork From Home Tips From a Self-Employed Freelancer MomWorking from home has become more and more common in recent years, as many people switched from an office environment due to world events, and a lot of them never went back. Many people have embarked on a side hustle or chosen to become self-employed, and plenty of workplaces have…Self Employed6 min readSelf Employed6 min read
Jul 16, 2022Member-onlyI Get Most Of My Writing Inspiration From Writing ItselfDo you ever talk yourself out of sitting down to write because you think you have nothing to write about? I certainly do. I’ve had stories sit untouched for months or longer because I thought I had nothing to add to what I’d already written. I’ve written blog posts about…Writing3 min readWriting3 min read
