I have always resisted the label “stay-at-home mum”. I don’t like the way we are so quick to put mothers into camps: working mothers, full-time mothers (is there really a mother who is part-time?), etc. The other day a woman was asking me if I would ever consider working outside of the home. This was [...]
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April 24, 2009
Seeking out inspiration with a club
April 22, 2009
I teach a creative writing class from my home for high school students. Actually, it’s just winding down, but I enjoyed it very much and am considering offering it again. My philosophy with this class is to give my students the creative space they may not have in school or home to explore their voice [...]
Two days in a row!
April 21, 2009
I don’t need a medal, only a little bit of applause, as I am actually BLOGGING two days in a row. (Chaya, if you’re reading this, you have inspired me).
This week is the first normal week after Passover and Passover preparations. All told, the holiday took two weeks out of my working life. Between [...]
Trying again
April 20, 2009
I may have already said this before in an entry, but I am a pretty private person. So blogging does not come naturally to me. This is my preamble to apologizing for not blogging over the last two months. But here’s the truth: do I want the world to really know what is going on [...]
