by Emily Chang | Jun 7, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
In our eighth #taxichat, I asked Laini if she’s ever felt like she had to sacrifice too much for our Spare Room. We didn’t discuss the question ahead of time, and frankly, I was a little trepidatious in even asking the question (I guess you can tell from...
by Emily Chang | Jun 2, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
People often ask me if I had a co-author for The Spare Room, or worked with a ghost author. Well, you’re looking at her! Meet Holly. Over long hours of writing, Holly would slowly sink into the couch as I typed, eventually snoring gently as her velvety left ear...
by Emily Chang | May 31, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room, Workplace
We don’t know when, where, or whom. But we are always ready to meet our next Spare Room kid. In fact, when we search for a home, we always check to ensure the spare room will be comfortable, equipped to house anyone from baby to young adult. In our recent...
by Emily Chang | May 24, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
In our sixth #taxichat, Laini asked us, “Which Spare Room kid impacted us the most?” Assuming we would all have the same answer, I suggested we answer on the count of three! Each of us had a different reason for the answer, but we all wholeheartedly...
by Emily Chang | May 17, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
In my book, The Spare Room, I share stories of our family’s experiences with babies, children and the occasional young person in our spare room. Over the course of 20+ years, we have shared our home with sixteen people. In our family’s fifth #taxichat, we...
by Emily Chang | May 10, 2021 | Family, The Spare Room
In our fourth #taxichat, our family asked ourselves, “What was the biggest surprise from The Spare Room. When we opened our spare room to a number of babies and children (and one young adult), we inevitably found ourselves in new territory. We reflect on our...
