Darcy Wiley, Author at Darcy Wiley

Writing Small While the Kids Are Small {A 2013 Retrospective}

by Darcy Wiley | Jan 5, 2014 | Sweet Tea

It had been three and a half years since I’d had a baby. I’d forgotten how my words would forget me, at least the written kind. They seemed to go down the drain with the dishwater or get lodged in the cushions of the couch where I sat for hours a day nursing the new...

Frankincense and Mercy {A Birth Story and a Thank You Note}

by Darcy Wiley | Dec 19, 2013 | Buttons & Thread, Fireflies, Sweet Tea

Merci. It means “thank you” and it means the things I’m thankful for, all the ways you, my doula, acted out the full meaning of the word in “providing relief from suffering,” and showing “compassionate treatment of those in distress.” That was me when the water broke...

So, I Guess I Needed an iPhone Break {A Less Digital Life Postlude}

by Darcy Wiley | Dec 5, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Pocket Change

I had just dropped off a meal at one friend’s house and was on my way to a birthday dinner for another. My bags were as full as my brain, overflowing with diapers, bib, baby food and somewhere in the bottom of my purse were my own belongings. I had grabbed my phone...

A Less Digital Life Wrap-Up

by Darcy Wiley | Nov 4, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Uncategorized

It’s been a joy to have you with me for A Less Digital Life. I’ll be filling in gaps in the series over the next few weeks, so check back soon. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this little printable of several of our daily assignments to help you...

Best Moments {A Less Digital Life…Day 31}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 31, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Buttons & Thread, Pocket Change, Sweet Tea

I started October thinking about hypotheticals, the ingredients of my everyday dream life and how technology fit or didn’t fit the vision. I’m ending the month thinking back on actuality, all the dreamy and dull and demanding experiences that made up my days. I took...