January 20, 2012 – 1:05 pm
What a week! We’ve had days and days of snow and the kids have absolutely loved being out of school. I haven’t been playing though as my deadline is less than a month away and I’m deep into this new book. I really love this one, its complicated and intense, but also really fun as [...]
January 5, 2012 – 12:23 am
I don’t relax easily. Find it difficult to sit still unless I’m reading something, and even then I’m wiggling a foot up and down, a constant jiggle perfected by my fellow Porters…my dad, my brothers, even my sister to a certain extent. I’ve a quick temper, too, far too impatient, and easily irritated when I [...]
December 7, 2011 – 8:28 am
Thank you to everyone for your wonderful sister tag suggestions. Loved them. Love you. You are the best of the best. Feel so fortunate to have readers and friends like you. Speaking of reading, I just finished a fantastic Georgette Heyer, Faro’s Daughter, and it was truly wonderful. Faro’s Daughter and Arabella have to be [...]
November 30, 2011 – 3:01 pm
I haven’t been blogging a lot lately. I’m sure you’ve noticed. But things here at home have consumed me. Being a mom has meant I’ve had to focus my energy on the kids and the writing has been pushed to the side for the time being. It’s okay. That’s how it goes. I don’t know [...]
November 18, 2011 – 1:41 pm
It’s been a tough couple weeks and this week was maybe the hardest yet. Stuff with kids, especially one boy, has really worn me down and I’m just tired. But honestly, things aren’t bad. Things are just a little more effort. A little more work. A little more patience. A little more strength. So I’m [...]
November 7, 2011 – 11:02 am
It’s November 7th and I’m still trying to get settled back into a productive routine and it hasn’t happened yet but I’m not giving up. I vowed last Friday that starting Monday morning, every morning M-F I will get into my garage and do twenty minutes cardio. Every morning, 20 mins minimum. If I want [...]