by Charlene Teglia | Sep 14, 2005 | Uncategorized
When our toddler was an infant, things were pretty black and white. If she yelled, she needed something. Hungry, wet, cold, hot, lonely, teething, whatever, there was some identifiable Thing she needed. Yelling was her only way to communicate (she doesn’t have a low-volume setting – she could seriously have a future as an opera star with those lungs) and for an infant, that’s clearly appropriate. We could pretty easily go through the checklist and figure out what she needed, and all was happy.
But now we find ourselves in unfamiliar territory, the gray zone of toddlerhood. Tantrums are not an appropriate way to communicate and we don’t want to reward tantrums by giving her the message that throwing one is how to get what she wants. Yet in some areas it may be too much to expect more verbal (or even signed) requests for attention. Ah, the land of gray.
When is a tantrum frustrated inability to express herself about a genuine need, and when is it simply a sign that somebody needs a nap? I imagine as we spend more time in this gray landscape the shades will begin to sort themselves out and provide more clues for navigation.
In the meantime, if anybody out there has a map, I’d appreciate it.
by Charlene Teglia | Sep 13, 2005 | Uncategorized
Shannon’s talking about schedules and vampire hours. She’s got a point. When I only had one small child, I worked around her during the day by writing at naptime (which used to be twice a day and now is only once, alas) and after she went to bed. Now that there’s a second child in the picture, I’ll get child A settled and Child B wakes up. Very rare that they nap at the same time, and if one goes to bed at night, the other is sure to still be up fussing.
A couple of weeks ago I realized my best opportunity was to get up for the 2:00 a.m. feeding, get the baby resettled, and stay up to write until the toddler woke up. Then the baby started sleeping until 5 or 6 most nights and I did, too. I think I’m going to have to start getting up in the wee hours, though, and writing until the kids wake up if I ever want to get anything done again. I’d love to say I’d get all sorts of great work done after I get them both down for the night, but by that point I’m pretty much a twitching wreck.
Finding time to write can be a challenge. I’m hoping I can buy writing time (via babysitter) in the near future. We’re planning to reduce our housing costs as far as possible in the move, and the difference should make this a reality. In the meantime, I think I’ll be at my desk in the dark. Because as challenging as it is to find time to write, nothing is worse than going without. All those voices in my head, y’know, they need an outlet!
by Charlene Teglia | Sep 12, 2005 | Uncategorized
We have this Old Cat. The beginning of the end started about two years ago. She became hard of hearing and this made her a little nutso because a cat whose hearing is going thinks everything is sneaking up on them and they get kind of mental. The vet prescribed kitty prozac and after a couple of months she went off the pills and seemed fine. But it was a definate sign of old age setting in.
Then she started to drink a lot of water. And she started to get thinner. Yep, you people who’ve had Old Cats know what that means. You can stave it off for a little while, but not forever. Still, she kept hanging in there. She played with her toys less and less and finally not at all, but she still wanted to go outside and lay in the sun unless the weather was awful. All summer long, she’s gotten up in the morning, gone outside to lay in the sun all day, and come back in for bedtime.
She didn’t go outside today. She’s in the extra office chair next to my desk, curled in a ball. She’s gotten up once or twice to visit the water dish, but mostly, she’s just curled up here beside me.
I know awful things, much worse than this, are happening to other people. Still, I wish she’d gone outside to lay in the sun today. And I wonder how many more days she’ll be with us before she goes to find the land of eternal sunshine.
by Charlene Teglia | Sep 11, 2005 | Uncategorized
It’s hard not to reel a little from the combination of Katrina’s ongoing aftermath and the anniversary of 9/11. A moment of silence to honor our real life heroes and to pray for those who’ve lost so much seems fitting.
In the good news category, my EC/CP editor loves Catalyst and it will be a Cerridwen Press release after its stint on Read For Relief. I had intended to submit it to CP in the first place, so I’m very happy it’ll go there. I just jumped the gun to get money going where it was urgently needed right away.
I will continue to dedicate all earnings from Catalyst to Katrina relief and I hope with the wider exposure and distribution from CP it will earn lots of dollars to help. So the $2.00 download is a limited time opportunity, book shoppers. Read For Relief, however, will not go away. I think it’s an excellent platform to help people and to also offer terrific reads at a really affordable price, with the added satisfaction in knowing that the money is going to accomplish somethig positive in the world.
by Charlene Teglia | Sep 10, 2005 | Uncategorized
From The Romance Studio, Rating 4 Hearts, Very Sensual
Please note: All proceeds of this book will go toward Katrina Relief. This reviewer would like to thank Ms. Teglia for opening her heart – giving both the readers a moment to escape, and the victims of Katrina, a much-needed helping hand. Bravo!
Veronica Jones is again on the move, thanks to her frisky feline, Sebastian. Who would have known that her landlord was allergic to cat dander – much less, so prone to clumsiness (again, thanks to Sebastian)? Veronica will be turning thirty, without a man – why not just hammer one more nail in her coffin on the journey into spinsterhood and buy a house, she already has the darn cat.
Life takes a new twist, when Veronica meets her new hunky neighbor. Maybe spinsterhood is not in Veronica’s forecast, well, if it will stop raining cats – namely Sebastian…
Catalyst, is by Charlene Teglia. Ms. Teglia has written a heartwarming and enchanting romance, with feline appeal! The premise is freshly delivered and written with love. The down-home experience of this story softly enfolds the reader, causing warm – fuzzy feelings to emerge. The dialogue and interplay between the characters are comfortably witty, yet the under current of sexual appeal is ever present. This is a love story the adult romance audience in general will love!
Scott is so romantic – he can cook and he’s a stud muffin. Now, all Scott needs, is Ms. Right. Veronica’s new neighbor has thrown her for a loop. Scott has an agenda, serving Veronica up on a silver platter of matrimonial love. Can Scott convince Veronica he is the right man for her? Will these two end up together? You will have to read on, and find that out and more…
This reviewer loved this appetizing tale of love. Please, step-up, and get your copy of Catalyst by Charlene Teglia today!
From TRS Reviewer Janalee
Yaaaaay! Thank you, TRS! OK, I’ll quit hyperventilating over what reviewers will say now.
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