Motherhood

So Bullish asked me about my ideal workspace. Only I have at least three.

I had to do a fire safety course at CHEO. That red thing I’m wearing is a baby vest. I could transport 3 infants in front and 2 in the back!

Emergency Department

Cool patients
Fun colleagues
Learning-oriented environment
Money. No one wants to work for free. Unfortunately, this is at odds with a learning-oriented environment.
Close to home, although I did enjoy working with the Inuit.
Shifts that aren’t too long. Some doctors relish 12-24 h shifts. I am not one of them.

Writing

Innovative topics and styles. I’m the kind of person who generally won’t write the same story twice.
Money. Sadly for me, the way you cash in is generally build up an audience is by branding yourself and delivering a 100-book series. So I’m trying to consolidate a bit.
I’d really love to travel and incorporate different cultures into my writing.
I like the challenge of workshops and am looking forward to studying novels & business with Dave Farland in March and Kris Rusch in April this year. For the first time, I’m bringing my son to a workshop (March). Should be interesting.

Me, writing Max’s Magic Hat longhand when Max was 6 weeks old. I thought about not including this picture because it shows skin, but neither of us are R-rated, and it does illustrate how I like to write anytime, anywhere.

Motherhood

My kids are my life.
However, today I learned that Anastasia has mucoid serous otitis media with hearing loss, so I feel like that shoemaker whose kids have no shoes. This explains why I’m now sitting with her, watching Caillou (guilt).
My ideal work space for them would be more space: more time, more patience, more love.