Tag Archives: parenthood

Another Busy Week: Goals Rolling Over

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUgLge_MPIM Much like the previous week, this one kind of a blurred.  Things happened on Monday that felt like they occured months ago by the time I hit Friday.  Not that it wasn’t fun since they had this week long … Continue reading →

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A Week of Fun, Chilly Weather, and Sleeping In

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Charles Yallowitz

This was Winter Break for my son and myself, which meant it was time to set up daily adventures.  Preferably those that don’t require waking up before the sun.  The weather was chilly at parts . . . warm enough … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Surviving the Summer as a Parent/Author

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Replace Daddy with Mommy on that picture.  So, things tend to get screwy when you have kids and summer hits.  Camps are so expensive that you might as well mortgage the house or sell a kidney.  Not your own kidney … Continue reading →

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Writing During the Summer . . . With Kids

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

The previous summers weren’t like this one.  My son would have school to make sure he didn’t have any regression.  He was eligible for it this summer too, but we had already signed him up for a half-day program that … Continue reading →

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Anybody Notice I’m Doing Mostly Health Updates Here?

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

First of all: Last full week to get QUEST OF THE BROKENHEARTED for 99cents! There we go, so now let’s get on to the update.  I really do think my physical and mental deterioration is getting more attention here than … Continue reading →

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That Was Definitely a Week

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to do this later in the day after all of the appointments were down, but I’m already battling the invisible anaconda.  The week built up a lot of stress and something this morning decided to be the … Continue reading →

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There Is a Sliver of Light in the Future

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

(Just introduced the kid to this song when it was on the radio. He doesn’t get it.) There’s a term I want to us for how this week, but it could be seen as crude.  All I can say is … Continue reading →

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Probably Made More Progress Than I Realize

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

The above video shows a character that I just stumbled onto when I randomly picked ‘Magi: Labyrinth of Magic’ to watch this week.  The original choice was ‘Fate/Zero’, but I had a really bad anxiety attack on Sunday.  Watching an … Continue reading →

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Think I’m Wearing Down Near the Finish Line

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

This post is coming right after I had a strange lucid dream about not finishing the second War of Nytefall book even though I was going to start the third.  No idea where that came from since I finished editing Lost on … Continue reading →

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Horror of the Snow Day

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Charles Yallowitz

Plans were made Factoring in a storm Some flexibility built in Yet praying That the snow is light * Starting slow and cool You feel a little skip The worst is an illusion Broken by the phone To say the … Continue reading →

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