Writing a 30 second pitch between waffle lights As a homeschooling family, our schedule varies. Some days are slow and relaxed. Those days I get a lot of writing down in between homeschooling, chores, and keeping up with the endless to-do list. Days like today when we have to be out of the house early and won’t come back until late afternoon, my writing time is condensed. Sometimes I wonder if it’s even worth it to start, but like the workout I’ve been putting off– I know af

Title: Horizons, Artist: Zarmine Aghazarian When I was young, my mother would take me to the art classes she attended at a community college. I’d sit at the easel next to hers and draw while she worked layer by layer to bring her work to life. Back then, I felt so special and grown up. Now I realize that me accompanying her was much more than a making of a special memory. I was learning how to incorporate art into my life. What does this have to do with writing? So much. Ea

Sunglasses on, I’m reclining as a golden light washes over me. I could be at the beach or the pool, but I’m not. I’m at the dentist. Being a busy homeschooling mom of two, I liken a dentist visit to a spa day. You might ask why. Well, let me tell you. For close to an hour I get to close my eyes while someone attends to me. All that is missing is a massage. Settled in, I close my eyes, but being a busy parent, simply relaxing feels like a missed opportunity, plus, let’s be hon

I have one hour of free time after dropping my kids off at their math class. I could go to a coffee shop, but by the time I drive, park, enter, order and receive my tea, I’d only have thirty minutes. That leaves ten minutes by the time I settle in a chair and switch to my writing brain before I need to pack up and drive back to the kids. Since I usually only have pockets of time– five minutes here, ten minutes there– an hour feels like a luxury. So, I stay parked outside the

When you are busy and a writer, and you want to be busy writing, sometimes your only time is in the spaces between. And if you happen to be a parent, well those spaces might come in between pancake flips. And that’s okay. It’s better than okay. Because you are making time for something you love while taking care of little creatures that you love. Sure it isn’t the hours long session you wanted, and you probably won’t reach the word count you were hoping for, but here’s a sec