In honor of what would have been my youngest daughter's 20th birthday, I have published a paperback edition and reformatted the ebook of the first few months of "Dear Elena", the blog that I kept after her death. Order the paperback from Amazon. The ebook is available on iBooks, Gumroad, and on Amazon's Kindle store.

Often when I write, I go back and delete a sentence here or there. I needed to write those parts - but you don't need to read them. (more on the dimsumthinking blog)

Two of the most important things about taking time to prepare is that it forces you to look ahead and it engages you in activities that are important but not urgent. (more on the dimsumthinking blog)