This is the second time I've had to write this blog post today, apparently our home internet hates me and lost the first one.
I swear it was full of anecdotes and inspiration. Now its full of moody sass, so there's that. Either way, its still a pretty crazy world out there and I hope you're taking care of yourselves. I also hope your helping support the change the world needs to see. It's finally summer vacation here, no more video meeting or online lessons. The kids can finally run free and be out of my hair. I managed to convince my husband that they'd driven me so crazy that he finally built me a private office space. It's in the basement and sometimes I have to share it with the cat but I'm willing to accept that. Seriously, having a personal space is the greatest thing ever and I will be dancing in this room nonstop for eternity. Or at least until I need to go upstairs and sleep... it didn't come with a bed.
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I had a plan. I was going to spend a little extra time plotting out the rest of my current work in progress novel while waiting for Summer to get here. I was looking forward to the kids not having school and our daily schedules being more open. In the mean time I'd continue stretching my writing muscles with a set of short stories that had been nagging at me.
Well, obviously that timeline has become a little skewed. School is over already, our schedules are beyond open. This isn't exactly what I'd planned but I can make it work. So that being said, my next release won't be a big one. A small set of short stories (horror themed) are being finished up right now. I have a title, I may even have a cover. Things being the way they are right now, this will be a kindle only release and I intend to keep it priced at $0 .99 for all to enjoy. I hope to get this finished and put together soon so I can get back to my other work. The struggle to stay motivated right now is big but as the weather starts to warm up here in Michigan, I'm finding my spirits boosted. In case you hadn't noticed, things are crazy out there. The world is on lock down and no one seems to know what to do. Where I live included. I can't lie, I'm a bit scared. I'm immunocompromised, it adds to the general anxiety of the whole thing. But, we do what we have to do and right now that means staying sane and STAYING HOME. I've been reading nonstop from my hoard of books, my children have been watching the many available story time platforms as well as coloring and crafting with everything I can find to keep them busy.
We're managing. I hope you're finding ways to mentally escape and keep yourselves busy. Its okay to be lazy, its okay to waste your days bingeing bad TV, or playing video games. You're not expected to be productive right now, you're expected to take care of yourself. So take care of yourselves, whatever that looks like. |
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