2009 June | Home To Heather

Fun (and useful!) things from around the Net

June 30, 2009 2 Comments

Image via Wikipedia Thought I’d share a few new (to me) finds! Websites for Writers – a new site that lists resources for writers. If you publish articles about writing you can submit your site to the listings. Go check it out. Oh, and Maternal Spark is newly listed there….if you have a moment to [...]

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We all deserve to make it to the top

June 25, 2009 3 Comments

Writer and Mom Meagan Francis has published her own version of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs – the Mother’s Hierarchy of needs at her site The Happiest Mom. At the top of her pyramid she lists some things that aren’t necessary for survival, or a measure of self worth or friendships even, but things that are [...]

Filed Under: Recommended Tagged With: Arts, creative moms, Creativity, Maslows Hierarchy of Needs, reading, Writer, Writing

Why toddlers shouldn’t use Pay Per View services – Heather’s POV

June 24, 2009 4 Comments

They have BAD taste! My sweet little H was in the TV room and I turned my back for 20 seconds to grab the vacuum cleaner (this is true hubs…evidence that I cleaned!) When I turned around a movie was starting on the tube. My darling daughter had managed to grab the remote and order [...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Self-esteem

Happy Father’s Day!

June 20, 2009 Leave a Comment

to the men in my little H’s life… we love you – Happy Father’s Day!

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Family, photos

How ideas can fizzle out and what to do about it

June 19, 2009 4 Comments

I know I’ve been there, have you? I’ll get what I think is a fantastic idea and I’ll set about working and working and then… Nothing. I’m stuck. I lose steam. My passion fizzles. Why does this happen? It’s easy to pass it off as being busy – motherhood calls (and it does) but if [...]

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Thoughts for my Daughter

June 11, 2009 17 Comments

Dear Little H, You are always going to do things before I’m ready for you to do them aren’t you? So far, the only thing that took you longer than it should have was your incubation in my tummy. You were in there too long and had to be evicted. But since that day, you’ve [...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Baby

The Secret to Good Writing

June 5, 2009 7 Comments

The other day I came across a discussion in a writer’s forum I used to frequent. The thread was about Flash Fiction and so I jumped in and posted my two bits. I said that I don’t believe pieces should be squashed into the 1000 word limit to qualify as flash when they are clearly [...]

Filed Under: MaternalSpark Tagged With: flash fiction, how to write, Writer, Writing