Please don’t misunderstand me. I am beyond grateful for Annabelle’s chance at life that her new-to-her heart provided. Without it, she would not be here today. But it’s (I think) a common misconception that a heart transplant is a “fix all” for heart problems. After all, her sick heart is gone, replaced by a healthy […]
rejection
Another day in the PICU… with not-so-fun new issues!
Today is a much better day! After waiting ALL day yesterday and ALL night due to emergencies in the POD that were more important (we’ve been those emergencies MANY times so I totally understand!) we finally extubated right before shift change this morning at 6:30 a.m.! They woke me up to leave the room, and […]
Rejection
A year ago, when I wrote the word rejection, I would have immediately thought about writing stuff. (rejection is the evil word that we use when an editor/agent says, “I’ll pass” when we try to present our work to them… writer’s lament about this word ALL the time.) That kind of rejection is pretty meaningless […]
A big fat (literally given my big ol’ belly) failure!
On Monday we talked about how to handle “waiting,” a necessary evil in writing. Another necessary “piece of crap” that comes with writing, whether we like it or not, is failure. Yesterday, the finalists in the Golden Heart contest were announced. A ton of people got some GREAT news. However, close to a thousand people […]
REJECTION!!!!
I’ve heard many stories from published authors about rejection. Usually they are what I would entitle “horror” stories. “Don’t worry about it… I’ve got 50 rejection letters in my drawer from before I got published. Brush it off and keep going!” FIFTY?!? Be still my heart, I might faint! Seriously, am I the only one […]