Tag Archives: baby

Writing about the flood

I got the chance to write an article this week that was especially meaningful to me. My editor at NurseZone asked me to write a story about nurses responding to help people during the flood (you know, the flood of … Continue reading

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We interrupt this writing blog to bring you Big News

I’ve been a little busy for the past week… Andrew James Wyckoff was born at 6:31 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. Even though I had my iPhone with me in the hospital and so I haven’t technically been offline … Continue reading

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Maternity leave for the self-employed

So I’ve been mulling something over.  How much, if any, time should I try to take off after the baby’s born? With my last full-time job and my last pregnancy, the company offered something like 16 weeks unpaid maternity leave, … Continue reading

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Last time I was this pregnant…

So most of you probably know by now that I’m expecting a baby. Soon. I’ve written about how, er, challenging it was to work through some of the woes of pregnancy, and I’ve also written about how we’re going to … Continue reading

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My deductible is going to be how much??

Normally, I enjoy being a freelancer. I do. I like the flexibility and the variety. I remember being afraid, when I first embarked on the freelance life, that I’d never find a way to make it work for me. I … Continue reading

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