...you can catch up with me on Instagram by searching "fourlittlelions"
I've been extremely busy juggling work, taming "four" little lions, and a very heavy workload of crafting. Needless to say blogging has been put on the back burner once again.
Also? In case you haven't heard, I'm pregnant with another cubby! Baby Blaise will be joining our den in January 2013.
God is good.
Showing posts with label Writing About Writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Writing About Writing. Show all posts
Monday, August 27, 2012
Friday, September 30, 2011
Magazine Articles...
I've neglected to share the links to these articles. I've been very behind with my "what-been-going-on-in-our-den updates", but I'm cracked-out on coffee right now so I'd thought I'd share....
This is the cover story for HemAware's latest issue. There's a small blurb about my blog at the bottom.
http://www.hemaware.org/story/digital-connections
This article has a portion that talks about Niki's MedicAlert...
http://www.hemaware.org/story/medical-ids-could-save-your-life
This article was in Bay Area Parent's December 2010 issue. It received top billing for the article. We've been hand-crafting ornaments every year since I became pregnant with Kevie. Hoping that my cubbies carry on this family tradition once they start having cubbies of their own. :)
http://www.flashedition.com/publication/?i=53366&page=1
This one was for Bay Area Parent's January 2011 issue. It's an article called "The Going Rate." My friend J was also in this article. :)
http://www.flashedition.com/publication/?i=56736&page=1
A VERY cool thing that happened after this article was posted! Not only did it help me raise awareness for factor VII deficiency, but a woman recently diagnosed with FVII-deficiency came across the article, and contacted the author. We linked up and spoke with each other shortly thereafter. It felt good to help a fellow bleeder network with others in the community.
More posts coming in the very near future. Thanks for your patience!
This is the cover story for HemAware's latest issue. There's a small blurb about my blog at the bottom.
http://www.hemaware.org/story/digital-connections
This article has a portion that talks about Niki's MedicAlert...
http://www.hemaware.org/story/medical-ids-could-save-your-life
This article was in Bay Area Parent's December 2010 issue. It received top billing for the article. We've been hand-crafting ornaments every year since I became pregnant with Kevie. Hoping that my cubbies carry on this family tradition once they start having cubbies of their own. :)
http://www.flashedition.com/publication/?i=53366&page=1
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| A piece about our ornament-making tradition |
This one was for Bay Area Parent's January 2011 issue. It's an article called "The Going Rate." My friend J was also in this article. :)
http://www.flashedition.com/publication/?i=56736&page=1
A few screen shots...
A VERY cool thing that happened after this article was posted! Not only did it help me raise awareness for factor VII deficiency, but a woman recently diagnosed with FVII-deficiency came across the article, and contacted the author. We linked up and spoke with each other shortly thereafter. It felt good to help a fellow bleeder network with others in the community.
More posts coming in the very near future. Thanks for your patience!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
I've Missed You, Blogger.
Okay, so I lied.
This post is not about my oh-so-yummy NoieGirl & why I think she's the best thing since sliced bread. And no, this is not a post about Noie's birth-day & John's "birth partner fails." And no, this is not a post about everything that hasbeen going on with our den since friggin' NOVEMBER!!
No, this post is about how much I miss writing.
As God as my Witness, I swear I'll get to all of those posts eventually. But right now? No. Right now I need to vent. I recently discovered Blogger's MMS blogging feature so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I spend most of my time fiddling with my iPhone while I nurse anyway, so why not, right?
It's been months since I've had the time to actually sit down and write a post though. Even my HemAware blog has suffered, and that my friends, SUCKS! I miss writing!!! I miss feeling the soothing warmth of my laptop on my legs. I miss pounding out my frustrations on the keyboard. I miss being up-to-date with this blog. I hate that I have such a huge backlog of stories to document.
I foolishly thought maternity leave would allow me more time to play catch-up, but I was utterly and completely WRONG! On the contrary, I have zero time for myself these days. I don't even know who I am anymore. And usually I'm so...together.
Quite frankly I've had a hell of a time adjusting physically, hormonally, and emotionally to this new lifestyle of ours. I've developed a superwoman complex so it's hard for me to even admit that I'm crumbling from the pressure. I've spread myself too thin, burned the candle at both ends, and bit of more than I could chew many times before and I've NEVER faltered.
I'm what I call a "functional wreck."
These days it's a challenge to be the old me -- to meet the demands that I used to so effortlessly. I'm still doing okay -- I meet a majority of my daily goals -- but I've noticed myself slipping in other areas. I just want to be superwoman again, you know? I'm working on it, and I'll write about that journey sometime soon, too.
But for now, I just needed to write.
This post is not about my oh-so-yummy NoieGirl & why I think she's the best thing since sliced bread. And no, this is not a post about Noie's birth-day & John's "birth partner fails." And no, this is not a post about everything that hasbeen going on with our den since friggin' NOVEMBER!!
No, this post is about how much I miss writing.
As God as my Witness, I swear I'll get to all of those posts eventually. But right now? No. Right now I need to vent. I recently discovered Blogger's MMS blogging feature so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I spend most of my time fiddling with my iPhone while I nurse anyway, so why not, right?
It's been months since I've had the time to actually sit down and write a post though. Even my HemAware blog has suffered, and that my friends, SUCKS! I miss writing!!! I miss feeling the soothing warmth of my laptop on my legs. I miss pounding out my frustrations on the keyboard. I miss being up-to-date with this blog. I hate that I have such a huge backlog of stories to document.
I foolishly thought maternity leave would allow me more time to play catch-up, but I was utterly and completely WRONG! On the contrary, I have zero time for myself these days. I don't even know who I am anymore. And usually I'm so...together.
Quite frankly I've had a hell of a time adjusting physically, hormonally, and emotionally to this new lifestyle of ours. I've developed a superwoman complex so it's hard for me to even admit that I'm crumbling from the pressure. I've spread myself too thin, burned the candle at both ends, and bit of more than I could chew many times before and I've NEVER faltered.
I'm what I call a "functional wreck."
These days it's a challenge to be the old me -- to meet the demands that I used to so effortlessly. I'm still doing okay -- I meet a majority of my daily goals -- but I've noticed myself slipping in other areas. I just want to be superwoman again, you know? I'm working on it, and I'll write about that journey sometime soon, too.
But for now, I just needed to write.
Friday, October 29, 2010
I'm Baaaaack In!
I still can't believe this has happened --- I'm posting an entry in my home sweet home!!!! My friends, this has got to be the BEST Friday...EVER!!! Losing my blog was so devastating that getting it back almost feels like it's too good to be true. Someone pinch me and tell me this isn't a dream!
For the past few weeks I've bounced you guys all over the place -- from WordPress to a new blog (thefourlittlelions.blogspot.com) on Blogger. I've fallen, dusted myself off, and dragged you all along for the ride. I'm sure I've exasperated a few readers, lost a few readers, and surely confused the hell out of all of you. So, I thank you for baring with me as I tried to figure this whole thing out.
Now that I'm back, it feels so good to have people to share my joy with. I've also gained some new bloggy friends out of this whole experience and that ain't bad at all. ;-) I promise, promise, promise that this will be the last time you'll all have to switch your "follow buttons" back. I plan on completely shutting down the "thefourlittlelions.blogspot.com" blog once I've completely re-transitioned back to home. Special thanks to the folks at Google / Picasa for being the "bomb.com" -- you guys have seriously glued my heart back together. :)
For now, I'll be basking in the moment and looking forward to enjoying Halloween weekend. More posts to come!
For the past few weeks I've bounced you guys all over the place -- from WordPress to a new blog (thefourlittlelions.blogspot.com) on Blogger. I've fallen, dusted myself off, and dragged you all along for the ride. I'm sure I've exasperated a few readers, lost a few readers, and surely confused the hell out of all of you. So, I thank you for baring with me as I tried to figure this whole thing out.
Now that I'm back, it feels so good to have people to share my joy with. I've also gained some new bloggy friends out of this whole experience and that ain't bad at all. ;-) I promise, promise, promise that this will be the last time you'll all have to switch your "follow buttons" back. I plan on completely shutting down the "thefourlittlelions.blogspot.com" blog once I've completely re-transitioned back to home. Special thanks to the folks at Google / Picasa for being the "bomb.com" -- you guys have seriously glued my heart back together. :)
For now, I'll be basking in the moment and looking forward to enjoying Halloween weekend. More posts to come!
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