In my hiatus from writing romantic suspense and my focus instead on publishing parenting essays, I've found that my creativity feels enhanced in all areas. Far from losing focus as I feared, I have ideas on different topics flowing naturally as I work. And speaking of ideas, I recently published a post on http://redtri.com about some of the worst ideas I had for trying to entertain my toddler. You can read the rest of the piece here:
http://redtri.com/5-epic-disasters-tr...
I hope you enjoy it.

Last January my partner and I excitedly packed up our toddler daughter M for a job transfer. We were moving to Puerto Rico! We were sure that the future held exciting tropical adventures, sunset walks on the beach, and Facebook photos that would be the envy of everyone we knew. Fast forward a mere nine weeks and reality is sinking in. My partner works crazy hours. Bus service is unreliable and we only have the one car that he takes to work. There are no playgrounds within walking distance. Here's what 14 hours a day in an unairconditioned apartment with a 3-year-old who no longer took naps could look like.........