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Drafting Life is my blog. I write posts about life, writing, travelling, parenting, books and shows.
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Not an Apology (Maybe Just a Little Bit)
Read this on galpod.com. It's been a busy couple of weeks. Whenever I haven't posted for a while, I always get this feeling that my next...

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Sep 25, 20183 min read


On Systems and Goals
Read this on galpod.com. If you haven't yet checked out James Clear's website and you're interested in productivity in any way, go check...

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Sep 13, 20183 min read


The Silent Years
Read this on galpod.com. I read a fantastic post from James Clear a few weeks ago. He quoted Ira Glass (see picture), who said that...

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Sep 12, 20183 min read


On Kids and Clubs
Read this on galpod.com. It’s the beginning of the school year, and that means clubs. School is easy; you get the kids into uniform and...

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Sep 6, 20183 min read


Random Word Trail!
Read this on galpod.com. Right. It's been a long summer holiday. But today the kids are back in school which means now I have time to do...

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Sep 5, 20182 min read


Settling Back
Read this on galpod.com. The thing about coming back home after a long time away is that you have to let the process of settling back in...

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Aug 22, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part VI
Read this on galpod.com. We're home! Arrived late last night, after one last day in Bergen spent with a childhood friend, contact with...

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Aug 20, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part V
Read this on galpod.com. The trouble with a trip to a place with beautiful views is that when it rains, there's not much to do. It's been...

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Aug 18, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part IV
Read this on galpod.com. We'd said goodbye to lovely Sweden and moved on to Norway. Driving from Safflë to Oslo we noticed that, just...

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Aug 16, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part III
Read this on galpod.com. It's been freakishly abandoned everywhere we went here in Sweden. Yesterday, we discovered why. It would appear...

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Aug 12, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part II
Read this on galpod.com. "Mom, I like hiking and chatting." "Me too, kiddo. That's why we're doing it." Yes. That's why we're risking...

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Aug 10, 20182 min read


Travel Log Part I
Read this on galpod.com. Hello! It feels like I haven't written for EVER. I guess it's not that long, but we've been away on our trip and...

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Aug 8, 20184 min read


Book Review - Nomadland
Read this on galpod.com. I'll start from the end: if you are interested at all in contemporary culture in the US, you need to read this...

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Aug 3, 20182 min read


End of July Reflections
Read this on galpod.com. About a third into this month, I had a breakthrough with the book I'm working on. It's a good thing, of course....

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Aug 2, 20183 min read


Have Kids, Will Travel
Read this on galpod.com. Our family summer adventure starts in a few days, which means I can't focus on anything. I'm way too excited and...

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Jul 31, 20182 min read


Deliberate Practice Update (and bonus story)
Read this on galpod.com. I'm sure all five of you reading this are dying to know how the deliberate practice went. My skill for last week...

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Jul 30, 20183 min read


Summer Dog Days Competition
Read this on galpod.com. I published a story in Medium as part of a writing challenge from The Writing Cooperative. It's a supportive...

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Jul 27, 20181 min read


On Scheduling and Routine
Read this on galpod.com. One of the reasons summer holidays freak me out (and freaked me out as a kid) is that I love my routine. I need...

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Jul 26, 20183 min read


Summer Days and Having a Tribe
Read this on galpod.com. I have two Israeli friends who live close by. Both have kids, although a little younger than mine (their eldest...

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Jul 25, 20182 min read


Summer Plans
Read this on galpod.com. As you can probably tell, I've been thinking a lot about my plans for the summer. I've had two amazing days in...

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Jul 24, 20182 min read
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