Author Archives: My Pajama Days

About My Pajama Days

I am Emily Okaty Wilson, freelance writer, blogger and public speaker. It sounds better than saying I stay in my pajamas all day eating salt and vinegar chips. I claim to be a wife, a mother, a homeschool teacher and a musician. Sometimes I'm funny.

Alone on Mother’s Day

Posted on May 15, 2013

“What do you want to do for Mother’s Day this year?” diligently asked DW. He knew his time was running out to take the girls shopping. “I want to drink a bottle of wine, eat chocolate and scrapbook all day,” … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday: Comfort

Posted on May 10, 2013

So many times writing prompts bring my thoughts to childhood memories. But lately, I seem to be slipping back into a time of suspended youth without prompting, meditating on a life already lived. I look at my children and wonder … Continue reading →

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A long drive home

Posted on May 9, 2013

Standing on his doorstep, waiting, it felt like the whole summer had slipped away on the long drive home. Summer vacation meant road trips and visiting extended family and friends. It meant sibling squabbles in the backseat over who got … Continue reading →

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I measure my success in smiles

Posted on May 8, 2013

I’ll be honest. I wasn’t completely sure what home school would do to this household. Often what I think things will look like, and how they actually emerge, don’t fit exactly right. Many times I find myself chiseling away at … Continue reading →

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Five Minute Friday: Brave

Posted on May 3, 2013

My idea of brave has not only changed over the years, but has morphed into something different even today. It’s become more of an understanding, than a definition. Maybe even an epiphany. Brave is not the same for everyone. I … Continue reading →

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