top of page

Drafting Life
Drafting Life is my blog. I write posts about life, writing, travelling, parenting, books and shows.
Search


What Am I Doing Write?
Read this on galpod.com. Sorry, I had to. Puns make me happy. This August, I found myself teeming with creativity and getting a lot done....

galpod
Sep 5, 20232 min read


Empty Nests and Full Lives
Read this on galpod.com. Programming note: the newsletter is taking July and August off to spend more time with its family. Regular...

galpod
Jul 4, 20233 min read


On Trust and Partnership
Read this on galpod.com. A while back (over four years ago, actually), I wrote about using the word partner rather than husband. Lately,...

galpod
Jun 27, 20232 min read


Productivity is NOT About Focus; It’s About Balance
Read this on galpod.com. I go around the productivity carousel quite often. The carousel consists of fairly established points: first, I...

galpod
Jun 20, 20233 min read


A Letter To My Daughter on Her 12th Birthday
Read this on galpod.com. My love, My, how you’ve grown this year. We’ve had quite a busy year with a lot of travel. Travel is hard. It...

galpod
Jun 13, 20232 min read


On Returning to a Routine
Read this on galpod.com. During half term, we went to Italy to hike the trails near Madonna Di Campiglio and see some family by Garda...

galpod
Jun 6, 20232 min read


How I Use ChatGPT to Help Me Write
Read this on galpod.com. There has been a veritable flood of posts about generative AI since ChatGPT came out. I’ve read several...

galpod
May 23, 20235 min read


Five Years of Blogging
Read this on galpod.com. Five years ago last week, I started blogging on this here blog. Of course, I was blogging before about parenting...

galpod
May 16, 20234 min read


On Joy and Balance
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve got a story within a story for you today. I thought a lot about how best to tell it, but I want to tell it...

galpod
May 9, 20233 min read


Thoughts on Israel, Democracy, Occupation, and Freedom
Read this on galpod.com. During Easter break, we visited Israel. I’ve been fretting about the situation there for a while now. I didn’t...

galpod
May 2, 20233 min read


Lifelong Learning
Read this on galpod.com. As part of our foundation work, I’ve been thinking a lot about learning and how we measure it, which got me...

galpod
Mar 28, 20236 min read


On Creativity and Motherhood
Read this on galpod.com. What I posted here last week was a first draft of a post for another blog that was looking for posts on...

galpod
Mar 21, 20233 min read


Writing While Mum
Read this on galpod.com. Seeing as I have quite a bit of experience with that, I thought I’d share a few things I learned about writing...

galpod
Mar 14, 20234 min read


On Procrastination
Read this on galpod.com. I read a blog post on Bang2Write, one of my favourite sites, about how to deal with procrastination. I disagree...

galpod
Mar 7, 20234 min read


Life is an Ocean
Read this on galpod.com. A few weeks ago, I went with friends to watch a play titled Live to Tell: A Proposal for The Madonna Jukebox...

galpod
Feb 28, 20232 min read


The Plateau
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve noticed recently that in “projects” that are not necessarily defined in time, there comes a sagging. You...

galpod
Feb 21, 20233 min read


Art and Time Management
Read this on galpod.com. I know it’s late January, but I haven’t quite finished planning the year. So I wanted to talk a bit about...

galpod
Jan 31, 20234 min read


On Stories
Read this on galpod.com. Just after we got back from our trip, I met up with two good friends to see Hakawatis. Unfortunately, the run is...

galpod
Jan 24, 20232 min read


Retrospect Travel Log: Mexico and Galapagos
Read this on galpod.com. Over the winter holidays, we travelled to Mexico and Galapagos Islands. It was an incredible experience, and we...

galpod
Jan 18, 20233 min read
bottom of page

