Baby #3, a pause in writing services
Hi, friends! As we expect Baby #3 any moment, I wanted to share that I’ll be pausing from any writing services, including resume writing and book editing for the time being! Thanks for understanding. 🙂
Author: Amanda McMullen
Hey, there! My name is Amanda (Kimmerly) McMullen. I devote my time and talent to making manuscripts publisher-ready. If you have an unedited book of any genre and need help tackling your goals, please connect!
www.polishedpearcreative.com. Cheers!
Mommy Magic: How 1:1 Parent Coaching is Transforming My Experience of Motherhood
But, I still struggled with the day-to-day. Why did motherhood feel so hard to me? I thought I’d be a “natural” – a fun, creative, patient, caring, joyful, laughing mom. I didn’t realize how triggered I’d be by the smallest calamities: crying, whining, little hands pulling my hair or yanking off my glasses, food on the floor, an endlessly messy house. Maybe I just needed better systems. More structure?
Taking on clients again!
Hi, friends! It’s been a beautiful and healing time — nearly three months as a mom of two! My daughter turned two last week, so I now no longer have the excuse of “two under two” when things go awry, ha. My son, Isaiah, recently started to smile and laugh, and when he does, it’s like a thousand flowers bursting at once. I love it.
Big transitions (like motherhood) naturally evoke an evaluation of what’s most pressing and important. I am listening to my inner wisdom when it comes to how I can be of service to the world beyond my family, in a way that feels validating, enriching and worthwhile.
Maternity Leave Notice: November 2022 – January 2023
Hi, friends! I’m happy to report that I’ll be taking Maternity Leave between November 2022 and January 2023 to welcome our second baby, a boy whose name is still (mostly) undecided.
If you’d like to work together before I go into full-on baby mode, please reach out! I have 2 new client spots open for editing or coaching between now and November.
Current clients, fear not: I’ll be available to you as usual, give or take a couple of weeks! This notice is primarily for new clients. 🙂
10 Books on Healing in 2020, A Year of Healing
It’s nearing the end of 2020. I don’t have anything profound to say about it as a whole, except: here’s a list of books that have helped me cope. Perhaps they will help you, too. Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born by Robert Schwartz. 2.… Continue reading 10 Books on Healing in 2020, A Year of Healing
Pregnancy: 30 Weeks, Reflecting on Self, Ambition, Need
Lately, I am feeling absolved of ambition. And I don’t see this is a bad thing. It goes against the Western programming of Go, Get, Greed. I am not rejecting abundance, nor striving for it. I suppose, like a blossom, I open to the light that’s around me and close during harsh conditions. I am… Continue reading Pregnancy: 30 Weeks, Reflecting on Self, Ambition, Need
Contemplating the Belly: Before & During Pregnancy
Some women are born into a struggle of self-worth. I am one of those women who came barreling through the birth canal, unsure of her purpose, unsure of why she was being selected for this life on earth. I woke up in the womb, terrified of the dark. I asked God why he would abandon me. Where… Continue reading Contemplating the Belly: Before & During Pregnancy
Pregnant Mamas: Inner and Outer Growth
We post baby bumps to show progress, but how can we depict the emotional curve of pregnancy? My belly is not the only part of me that’s growing. My perception and awareness are having to expand — just like my uterus. Just like my thighs. Just like my hips.
Pregnancy: Body Image & Affirmations
Pregnancy has me practicing all the self-love tools I learned in my mid-twenties, when I was in the midst of a pretty potent transformation. Transformation is tenuous, ongoing. All the way from birth to death, we’re constantly changing. Sometimes this change is more noticeable. Pregnancy is one of those times. After a recent doctor’s visit… Continue reading Pregnancy: Body Image & Affirmations
Book Review: In Favor of the Sensitive Man and Other Essays by Anaïs Nin
If you love strong, feminist voices, you probably already know all about Anaïs Nin. I never had the pleasure of reading her work in high school or college, although after reading In Favor of the Sensitive Man and Other Essays, I’d make her essays required reading if I were a teacher!
Polished Pear Creative Editing 