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Getting Back on Track with Blissdom Canada

October 7, 2015 By Tara 14 Comments

Getting Back on Track with Blissdom Canada

It’s been a rough year. I’ve gone from being on no medications to being on six. I feel like I’m secretly in a movie that has some bizarre aging process, or that a sudden plot twist will reveal that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: roadtrip, writing Tagged With: adhd, anxiety, blissdom canada, blogging, pertussis, sleep apnea, writers block, writing

Back From Bliss

October 7, 2014 By Tara 5 Comments

Back From Bliss

I have been back from the blogging conference Blissdom Canada for a couple of days now, and I am still in that weird head space.  I feel recharged from being fully immersed in a subject that I love … [Read more...]

Filed Under: stuff I like, writing Tagged With: blissdom canada, blogging, conference, office, organization, planning

Cleaning Up the Deck (But Still Don’t Lick It!)

May 27, 2014 By Tara Leave a Comment

Cleaning Up the Deck (But Still Don’t Lick It!)

  I just realized that Don't Lick the Deck turned 2 on May 15th!  I didn't serve cake or anything.  Although I likely ate some - let's be real.  Now that my baby is a full-fledged toddler I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: birthdays, blogging, writing Tagged With: blogging, wordpress

You Can’t Handle the Truth (oh wait – that’s me)

November 21, 2013 By Tara 14 Comments

You Can’t Handle the Truth (oh wait – that’s me)

We're two thirds of the way through NaBloPoMo and so far I have kept the commitment of writing a post a day for my site.  It hasn't always been easy - there have been many nights that I am just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: #NaBloPoMo, autism, blogging, depression, sad, stress, writing

NaBloPoMo

November 3, 2013 By Tara 2 Comments

NaBloPoMo

I'm participating in NaBloPoMo (I had to tab back to the NaBloPoMo page 5 times to make sure I was typing that out correctly, and not inadvertently typing the acronym of some kind of swingers' sex … [Read more...]

Filed Under: #NaBloPoMo, blogging, writing

Published at Parentdish

October 10, 2013 By Tara Leave a Comment

Published at Parentdish

Follow my blog with BloglovinRemember how I was so excited to sign on with Parentdish.ca and I made you all go over and drool over my contributor bio?  Well I want you to go over there and look … [Read more...]

Filed Under: costumes, Halloween, writing

Bliss Made Me Breathe

October 9, 2013 By Tara 12 Comments

Bliss Made Me Breathe

I've been walking around in a post-BlissDom Canada fog, wondering why I feel so strange.  Am I coming down with something?  Why can't I form words to write a wrap-up post?  There must be something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BlissDom Canada, blogging, conference, friends, party, vacations, writing

Exciting News!!

September 18, 2013 By Tara 4 Comments

Exciting News!!

Hey guys!!  I'm taking a break from cleaning blue jell-o off my carpet (the glamour never stops around here), to pop in and say hi!!  So how are you?  I hope you are well.  Has the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, dentist, sick, writing

Helpless Homemaker

May 27, 2013 By Tara Leave a Comment

Helpless Homemaker

Over the course of the past year I became a joiner; I signed up to do various volunteer jobs.  I started making new friends and meeting them for coffee and lunch.  And I began this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cleaning, cooking, school, volunteering, work from home, writing

Dinner Is Served. Sometimes.

April 30, 2013 By Tara 3 Comments

Dinner Is Served.  Sometimes.

Last year at Blissdom Canada I had the pleasure of meeting the very lovely Louise Gleeson of Late Night Plays.  We had chatted a bit and commented on each other's blogs, but it was so nice to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: adhd, BlissDom Canada, cooking, friends, grocery store, shopping, writing

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