True story: I haven’t blogged for so long that I forgot how to log in to the admin page for my site. I actually had to google “how to log into your wordpress site.”
It has been 7 months since my last blog posting and 6 months since I last published an essay, but here I am today, sitting in front of my computer, about to hit “publish.”
“Are you still writing?” friends and family ask me constantly.
The answer is – yes. I am writing, just not as much as I did before, when my daughter napped and I had 2 hours of quiet time at home in the middle of the day. My writing group is still active. I have a file of half-finished essays on my computer and I still jot down ideas on my phone. But finding the time and drive to execute my ideas and edit my work has been more challenging this year.
I know I can make more time for writing. I have friends who wake up early to write or work late into the evening. There are ways to fit it in more often, I just have not.
This past year, my daughter has turned into a fiercely independent, funny, whip smart kid, and the truth is – I would rather spend my time being with her than writing about her.
But, I am trying to carve out an hour of time when I can. I know that I will find my way back to writing more consistently. In the meantime, I am enjoying summer with my big kid, and proud that I wrote something today.
Writing can take back seat, time is to short and valuable and your little doll will be grown before you know it. Mine is twenty two and I am so grateful I invested my time wisely with her. Happy summer best of luck 🙂 ??
Welcome back! Good to hear your words.
Indeed, your priorities are right on (or write on) and your ideas will always flow, sometimes onto the page, sometimes just in your mind. And it’s all good!