Tag: sickness

Oh The Sickness

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[bt_bb_section layout="boxed_1200" lazy_load="yes" show_video_on_mobile=""][bt_bb_row][bt_bb_column lazy_load="yes" width="1/1"][bt_bb_text] Every author wants to write all day, all the time. But life has this horrible way of getting in the way. Three months ago I sat down with the third draft of a book about a secret service agent, a kidnapped Empress and some devious plot devices. I had time while my oldest kid was at daycare and my youngest was running around my feet bringing me plastic objects for me to admire. I got really into it. I was writing, and editing, and changing whole chapters and even the names of characters because...

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The Hiccup of Doom

burst blood vessel in eye

Nobody likes being sick. But it happens, and we deal with it. But being sick and having kids makes you think wistfully about the times you took that day off work to feel miserable, alone, and sleep. With pregnancy #1 I got food poisoning at 6 months. I threw up so much I burst blood vessels in my eyes, which was both impressive and horrible at the same time. But kid #1 was very not sick for 18 months - thanks to both vaccines and the isolation that staying at home with mum can give you. Then kid #2 came...

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