Category: It’s all about me

These hands

Well, this “hand,” to be more exact. I’m afraid for it. I used to suspect I was getting carpal tunnel back when I worked full-time at the newspaper, but maybe that’s because so many editors were wearing those braces. I’m a bit of a… Continue Reading “These hands”

The girl at the art show

There was a call for submissions for an art show. It was the first post I’ve seen like this, and I decided — on a whim — that yeah, OK, I would paint something. I would give it a try. The theme was “escape,”… Continue Reading “The girl at the art show”

Why I hooked my kids on Little House on the Prairie

Why I hooked my kids on Little House on the Prairie {Heather's Handmade Life}

There’s been a lot of sickness in our house lately, and that means the TV has been on more than usual. One of our house rules is that the sickest person gets to choose the show, and sometimes that’s me. The kids know better… Continue Reading “Why I hooked my kids on Little House on the Prairie”

New year, new project!

Happy New Year, everybody! It’s hard to believe that I started Laptops to Lullabies waaaay back in 2009, exactly eight years ago today. (I’d link back to those first pathetic posts, but yikesssss you might not want to read them.) I’m not going anywhere… Continue Reading “New year, new project!”

The (4th annual) corporate Christmas party for a work-at-home freelance journalist

Sitting in my little basement office, eating appetizers and playing games with myself … while all dressed up? Yeah, that’s something I’ve been doing for FOUR YEARS NOW. (See the very first one, the second one, and last year’s party.) Last year’s party was… Continue Reading “The (4th annual) corporate Christmas party for a work-at-home freelance journalist”