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A renewed purpose to write (overcoming my struggles to write and blog)
I keep disappearing, I know. And I keep promising to be consistent. I’ve been struggling to write and blog for exactly a year now. The ideas became harder and harder to come by. I no longer had topics...
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Voice: a story of
Growing up I had the perfect poison for extinguishing a voice: I was female, Asian, immigrant, undocumented. Outside our home I learned to stay in the shadows and not rock the boat. Inside the home, I...
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How it feels when your mom blogs about you
The following is a true story, written by me, from my son’s voice and point of view. So I’m sitting at the dinner table and I’m in a bad mood. Because I was sorting my Pokémon cards when my mom...
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Fighting in front of our children
Dear Readers, I’ve always been a verbose but quiet blogger, not too unlike how I am in real life. The type who prefers 3 close friends over 300 acquaintances, I’d like to think I make an interesting...
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When baby’s proud of mama
Work has suddenly picked up these two weeks and I haven’t had a chance to write. Then I remembered this post from 2 years ago that was sitting in my drafts folder. Fred’s eyes widened as his mouth...
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Living, Loving & Reading: my new blog theme
I’m back from my whirlwind trip through 4 cities in Japan, simultaneously exhausted and energized. So much happened internally for me over the last few weeks, as going back and meeting family and...
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Thoughts on blogging by an ordinary blogger
My blog is four years old today (!). That’s four years longer than any plant I’ve ever owned, a little less than half my son’s lifetime, and a third of the life of my marriage. I’m not putting myself...
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Happy new year!
I’m so eager to read all the year-end book and recap posts that I’m seeing in my reader, and I also want to post my own lists of favorite books and other 2013 reflections. Alas, I think I’m going to...
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On Self-Consciousness, the Fear of Being Judged, and Struggling to Write
I’ve been having a hard time over the last couple of weeks mustering up the energy to write. The struggle is not new; I get hit by this every so often. Emotional and physical fatigue is my biggest...
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My Writing Process
One of my favorite bloggers Rudri at Being Rudri tagged me some time ago in this meme about the writing process. I have mentioned Rudri and her wonderful blog before. She writes thoughtful and...
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