Posts Tagged ‘Writing’
Come Back
Saturday, September 1st, 2012September is coming. The month when I assumed my self-imposed blogging hiatus would come to an end.
I’m cheating right now and writing this in August. I danced around my own edict by promising myself I wouldn’t publish it until September, and therefore, it doesn’t count.
I was fairly sure I would come back to blogging. I’ve taken breaks from it before, and always, always, came back before. And I am coming back.
But for awhile there, I wasn’t sure. For awhile there, the thought of September made me cringe. I could feel the panic of writer’s block already threatening me. What if I have run out of things to say?
Which is silly; when have I ever run out of things to say?
I think I was more afraid of the things I do have to say not being welcomed by people close to me. I know that some (a lot) of my opinions are different from those around me. And it can be exhausting to constantly defend your position. I am starting to realize though, that I don’t have to defend my position. I don’t have to convince others that I am Not Wrong, as long as I know I am Not Wrong.
So I am coming back.
But I am not coming back with the goal of making money from blogging.
I am not coming back with a determination to make this The Biggest Blog Evah.
I am not promising myself that I’ll stick to any schedules, or themes, or any such thing.
I am not setting out to convince others of my brilliant logic, and that my way is the only way.
I am coming back, because I haven’t yet run out of things to say.
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Time Flies
Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
"Clocks" from Leo Reynols via flickr
I can’t believe it’s been nearly a week already, since I last posted.
The time is flying by faster than I can get a grip on it.
We’re halfway through the first week of summer vacation, and it feels like we haven’t stopped running since it started.
Yet, we haven’t really done any summery things.
We’ve had tball practices and doctor appointments and therapy appointments and feral cats to deal with.
And if I find the time, I’ll write about each of those.
I’ve also found myself doing more over at Band Back Together. I’ve joined the editing team, which means I’ve been given the privilege (and responsibility!) of carefully editing the stories submitted to the site. (By the way, if you’d like to submit your story, please do!)
I’m loving it. I love to see these stories in their raw form, and it just awes me that I am entrusted with helping bring them to the light.
I also joined the task force that is going back through the old posts and adding in our new categories and resource pages. The site has a ridiculous number of informational resource pages now. It’s truly astounding.
Now you know where my time has been flying to! Well, on top of that whole two kids and an infant thing…
xoxo
Jen ThePsychobabble
This post is linked to Just Write
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I may not be here, but I was there
Friday, May 25th, 2012My days are filled with errand running, phone calls that need to be made and children that need to be fed and washed and snuggled. I have groceries that need to be bought, meals to cook and dishes to wash. The mountain of laundry has been reduced to a manageable size, although I suspect that’s because the little ones haven’t brought down their laundry baskets yet.
Somehow the week got away from me. I woke up on Monday determined to make a dent in my to-do list, and put my nose to the grindstone. When I looked up, it was already Friday. And I’m pretty sure my to-do list is just as long as it was at the start of the week.
On the off chance that you were horribly disappointed not to hear from me this week, I have good news for you! You can find me other places! Yay!
For Yahoo!Voices, I wrote on my experience with postpartum depression.
On Band Back Together I had two pieces published. I wrote about the guilt I still struggle with over my failure to breastfeed my son.
I also wrote a piece for our “I Am The Face of…” World Tour. I wrote about how I am the Face of Self-Injury, and I likely always will be.
If you’re looking for something a little lighter, you could check out the post I wrote to my mom on Mother’s Day.
I hope all of you here in the States are able to enjoy your holiday weekend…well, I hope the rest of you enjoy your weekend, too!
xoxo
Jen ThePsychobabble
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