As I mentioned, I went down to the WordCamp conference in Orange County last week, which meant leaving the kids and hubby for two nights. Aside from the fact that time away from the baby is kind of tough while nursing (for the uninitiated I won’t … [Continue reading] about Time Away
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Life/Family/Career
Forget everything I said about how easy it is to spend the days with the kids and write at night. That worked for about two weeks. The fact is, business is done during business hours. Sometimes there's just no getting around that. What's more, … [Continue reading] about Life/Family/Career
WCOC
I went to Word Camp Orange County this weekend. A conference all about WordPress. Super nerdy. Super fun. And I learned a lot. I went because the company I'm working for (Tripepi Smith & Associates) does a lot of work in WordPress. I'm writing … [Continue reading] about WCOC
Unions, Health Insurance and “Knife Fight”
I am super excited to say that I am now an official member of the National Writer's Union. I would say "card carrying member," but I didn't get a card, just an email. As such, I can get contract advice, press passes, and most importantly - health … [Continue reading] about Unions, Health Insurance and “Knife Fight”
Special Time
Wait. What? How did a whole week go by? I've been pretty distracted with the full time mom thing. In fact, between that last sentence and this one, I helped my daughter finish her art project. I have about ten seconds before she needs my help with … [Continue reading] about Special Time
Sorry, Kid
Writing is full of delicious highs and gutter-licking lows. It's a bitter sweet life. Know what else is bitter sweet? Being a film producer. I mentioned in a post a few days back that my husband will be producing a film in San Francisco in May and … [Continue reading] about Sorry, Kid
Tending My (Dis)Satisfaction
I read a story once about an old woman who was moving to a retirement home. Her son helped her out of the car and said something like "let's go see your room." Her response was "It's lovely dear," and he gently reminded her that she hadn't seen it … [Continue reading] about Tending My (Dis)Satisfaction