life, unadulterated
D has decided today to stay up until the clock turns 00:00. KrA is lying next to D, and at this rate the grown-up will fall asleep way before the little one does. Every day is a new adventure in this part of the world. And because yesterday was
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A very short post today because I'm pretty sure I'd otherwise fall asleep right here, right now. I also don't mind keeping this short because I managed to do a few fiction writing sprints earlier in the day, along with playtime with D, running
life, unadulterated
It's almost 5 P.M. and I've only just switched on the computer for the day. Been completely knackered since morning, a result of yesterday's shot [https://thedreampedlar.com/free-writing-just-another-brick-in-the-wall/]. Entirely expected. What I didn't expect was how much I'd
life, unadulterated
It's past 9 P.M. and not a single soul is asleep at home. Thanks to an afternoon nap, D is wide awake, and we went down for a 'late-night' snack just now as his little tummy was growling. He was so excited about it. "
life, unadulterated
It was awfully hot today. Give me the cold anytime, but the heat has become unbearable. Surprisingly, I did manage to get in my words today after a walk after a fun morning session of drawing funny pictures with D. We were inspired by a book called The Pencil [https:
life, unadulterated
Instead of looking at non-writing days as non-productive days, I'm going to rename them as 'family days' or 'rest days'. Because those are pretty much the two reasons I struggle to get to the writing computer. I suppose I should also have Internet-days then
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The plan for today, one day before D's birthday, was to pick up a kite curbside, buy D's birthday cake, clean our home, and put up the swirls and the Happy Birthday banner and a few other items of decoration. What instead happened was this. We
life, unadulterated
Lots of things happened today. I woke up from a rather disturbed sleep and was cranky. Went out for a walk, worrying today would be yet another epic fail [https://thedreampedlar.com/free-writing-a-brief-one/]. But on the way, an idea for a Tales for Dreamers [https://thedreampedlar.com/tag/tales-for-dreamers/] story
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D's summer holidays have officially begun! This morning, I woke up in my room alone as KrA co-slept with D. There were a few moments of serenity, followed by a crash-landing of the grief and sorrow I had experienced almost all of yesterday. I mourned the 'only&
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That feeling is back. A hollowness being slowly carved out in my gut. The heart holding a void, an emptiness. Today is the last day of JK for my little one. And he's been a little upset about it this morning. Until yesterday, he had been counting down
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As I randomly leapt from one website to another yesterday evening, I came across a book called 'Becoming a Writer [https://www.amazon.ca/Becoming-Writer-Dorothea-Brande-ebook/dp/B084MCFWRD/]' by Dorothea Brande. Actually, a prolific author and daily blogger, Harvey Stanbrough [https://hestanbrough.com/the-journal-you-cant-sell-an-idea/], had mentioned a book titled
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"It doesn't feel like anything is wrong ... but it feels like real life." ~ Jacob, on his experience with Alzheimer's as quoted in Tara Brach's Radical Acceptance