Guest Post: 10 Steps to Parenting Improvement – Grandma Jeddah

Recently, I checked on my comment boxes and realized that I was paid a visit by a writer whose work I have read in SISTERS, but what I had overlooked was I had… Read More →

Even a Toddler Knows

MIL stayed here a month, and for a month, the kids had free access to junk food, and went out every day, several times a day. They had vacation. Not surprisingly, after MIL… Read More →

Static Versus Dynamic

I used to be able to keep a fairly regular schedule with three kids all under the age of 4. My days were somewhat predictable. Being someone who thrives on routine, I do… Read More →

Whoosh!!

Suddenly, things are speeding up. Here I am, getting ready for MIL’s arrival tomorrow, inshaallah, and in the writing world, I am suddenly working on two separate submissions for two separate anthologies, and… Read More →

A Nap a Day Keeps the Brain Drain Away

I’ve been reading tips upon tips upon tips on writing, getting ideas for writing from The Writer, Writer’s Digest and everywhere else, but I haven’t been successfully able to put them into practice.… Read More →

The Continuous Struggle

I was feeding my 13-month old by the opened kitchen door this afternoon, enjoying the silence (the bigger kids were napping), wet post-rain breeze coming from outside, and Zoa’s latest antic (tilting his… Read More →