The Journey

Are you a mom who writes? Do you find it hard to do anything productive with your personal projects in the summer? Is it safe to say that...

I've daydreamed about writing a book before—many, many times. In my dream, I'm sitting in a library or artsy loft or at a desk by a...

I thought having a freelance career as a mother would be easy. I don't know who or what inspirational quote gave me that idea. Back when I started freelance in 2017–after failing to keep yet another out-of-the-home job due to the chaos of caring for young children– I had an idea: Why don't I just freelance? Yes! Brilliant. It's a dream come true. I’ll work at home with the kids and make my own schedule. Perfect. Some of that was true, and some of that was not. But ultimately,

January is over. The New Year's resolutions have been made. The first new moon and full moon have come and gone. Overall, I feel motivated and ready to take on 2024! This year, I have a manifestation list I'm proud of; I know I can accomplish these goals. I just have to make time for my own dreams. Prioritize my writing the same way I prioritize the jobs of my freelance clients. I have to make time. I have to get serious. Wait...this all sounds familiar. Have I been here befo

You know, if you just... All you have to do is... You'd find a job if... Every single time someone starts off with these statements when talking about my journey with finding work, I tune out. I'm done. I'm not being nasty, I know people are trying to help. But the fact is, that anyone who has been in a stable, established working environment before, during, and after the pandemic cannot understand how difficult it is to secure work in 2022 as a stay-at-home mom. Why? So many

I recently took a MasterClass on The Art of Short Storytelling taught by Joyce Carol Oates. I had taken a few of these classes here and there before, but this one quickly became my favorite. In the first lesson, Joyce shared two of the most eye-opening phrases I had ever heard as a writer. The first: “You can't possibly work or create anything of worth if people are constantly interrupting you.” The second: “Constant interruptions are the destruction of the imagination.” Thos