Between life as a full-time parent and full-time freelance writer, blogging has sunk on the list of priorities this week, and there’s nothing wrong with that at all.
The bad news: this scenario likely will occur more frequently in the next year, so get used to it.
That’s my crass way of notifying you faithful readers that [...]

Today was one of those days that makes being a work-at-home dad difficult.
In one corner: Dreaded deadlines, many of which had piled up after extensions and other various schedule adjustments. In the other corner: L, all cute and eager to come into Daddy’s office to listen to “Frosty the Snowman.”
I anticipated how challenging it might [...]

Considering that I fell asleep at my computer four times in six nights last week (and considering that I’m writing this at 3 a.m.), I’d say it’s high time something about my work schedule (watch the baby all day; work late into the night) changed.
And so it is with great excitement this week that I [...]

As a work-at-home dad, I’m always battling a multitude of distractions. Some days, it’s baseball. Other days, it’s “Hellcats.” Still other days, it might be a fresh batch of Powergirl’s famous chocolate chip cookies.
One distraction that’s always here: my baby girl.
It feels strange referring to L as a “distraction,” but from an impartial, professional perspective, [...]