by Jamaila | Mar 17, 2016 | parenting, Uncategorized, writing
When I first started to try to buckle down to make writing a Real Thing I Do, I bought a bunch of books about writing. Some of them were good, some were kind of silly. Many of them recommended that I read books in my genre with an analytical eye, and even try to break...
by Jamaila | Feb 9, 2016 | babies, parenting, Uncategorized
It’s been a while since I wrote up one of these, and we’re settled into a schedule that we’ll be keeping until probably September or so, at least, so it seems like a good time. The twins are now almost two (at the end of the month), so I’m calling this our...
by Jamaila | Aug 14, 2015 | parenting
I, um, skipped a Day In The Life post. Sorry. I kept meaning to post the 16-month one, and then time just kept passing. It’s just as well; things as they were at 16 months did not stay that way for very long, as we were right in the middle of a big transition....
by Jamaila | Aug 5, 2015 | babies, parenting
We’re officially on the hunt for a new house. A bigger one, in a better school district. We’ve given ourselves lots of time (those of you who have followed me here from Ancestral Pile may remember that it took us two years to agree on dining room chairs,...
by Jamaila | May 6, 2015 | babies, parenting
I’m late in posting this, and bad at blogging in general. I’ll try to be better. A lot changed very quickly between 12 and 14 months for us. Weaning has begun to happen with a vengeance, and nap time is a question mark every day. Plus, the weather abruptly...
by Jamaila | Mar 16, 2015 | babies, parenting
The thing about having a schedule is that it gives you the confidence to ignore it. What I mean is, knowing that tucked securely in your back pocket is a firm, decided-upon schedule can give you the ability to break away; you know that should everything go wrong, you...
