You are going to see a lot of puppy analogies this week. Today, it is about frustration. Our puppy is 12 weeks old and at this stage everything is going in her mouth: our hands, our feet, our shoes, our pant legs and everything in between. It is very easy for us to get frustrated…
Relatives visit and stay for a week. Three kids need chauffeuring to six different after-school activities. You are in bed with the flu. You agree to work overtime. It is the week before Christmas and you have not finished your shopping. It is impossible to do everything in 24 hours. Usually something has to give…
One of the most difficult things as an aspiring writer is finding the time to write. We all have commitments that demand our time and attention. The two biggest are our families and work. You also have the day to day minutiae that rob us of our time: housework, cooking, gardening, appointments, the list goes…
In order to get any amount of writing done it is important to schedule it into our lives instead of carrying on all willy-nilly. Every year I vow to be more organized. And I think it’s true for everyone when I say that the hardest part of being organized is staying organized. I find simplicity…