BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! EVERYWHERE BOOKS - EVERYWHERE STORIES! Especially at bedtime.. Reading at bedtime is a ritual that's been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Books were a massive part of my youth, and I know, have shaped much of who I am as a human being. We didn't have… Continue reading Bedtime Stories – A Shields’ Family Ritual (With Book List Gift Guide!)
NaNoWriMo Day 14 – A Parent’s Journey
TOTAL WORD COUNT: 14, 887 (I wrote 2,355 words today! So far!) HOW LONG I WROTE: Almost 2 hours WHAT ELSE I DID: Woke up late!! GAh! Rushed around like a chicken with her head chopped off...managed to get the kids up and out of the house but we still got to school a minute… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day 14 – A Parent’s Journey
NaNoWriMo Day 13 – A Parent’s Journey
TOTAL WORD COUNT: 12, 532 (I wrote 1192 words) HOW LONG I WROTE FOR: Just over an hour. WHAT ELSE I DID: As I look back over the last (almost) two weeks I see that my mornings are typically the same - I'm a MOTHER. Then my days from 9am - 2:00pm are typically the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day 13 – A Parent’s Journey
VANESSA SHIELDS 