Holy crappers! Has it truly been that long since I've posted anything? What the heck? That is so unlike me, but then again, I've been doing things a bit different the past 2 weeks: eating junk food, not exercising, sleeping in (ok, well that's not different) and not posting blogs... wow. So. Freakin. Sorry.
Anyways, I'm gonna be an optimist and think that you've forgiven me, if you haven't, well... it's not like I get to see you every day, so tough. :p
{Insert break from post here to take son out of shower and to clean up mess around shower. Geez!}
So back to what I was saying. Wow, I am sorry. Really. Actually, even though I haven't been busy writing on here very much, I have been writing. I've been spending all summer writing the book I mentioned when I first started this blog about my childhood. I also began, well, just writing. So no, I haven't had a writer's block at all, I just haven't written here.
Ever since summer started and I've had nothing but nothing to do I've been sleeping in, eating lunch, because by that time it is lunch, and then making myself some coffee to drink while I sit at my desk and just write. I stopped on my childhood book because, I want writing to be something I love, which it is, but I don't ever want it to start feeling like a job; and, I've learned in the many years of writing, that it's best to write depending on how you feel. A lot of you know that my childhood, or part of it, was painful, and reliving it by writing about it takes a lot out of me, so when I feel drained and my brain begins to feel exhausted, I write about things that make me happy, even if it is just a story in my head that wants to get put down on paper. By the way, yes I do sometimes go old-school and write with pen and paper. My Lit professor last year told me that most of the time it's best to do that because it takes longer to write the words so your brain takes time to really think about what word it wants to use, unlike the computer, where I type about 65-70 words per minute. Sometimes when I reread it I think, why did I use that word when I could've used this one? Well duh, my brain only had 2.5 milliseconds to think. Duh.
Anyways, I realized when I was first put into Honors English in Junior High that I had a knack for writing, it just came naturally to me. I didn't find it tough, I didn't have to struggle to write out (we didn't have laptops back then) 5 page essays, I rather enjoyed it. I learned very quickly that you have to love it or you won't write anything with passion or emotion. So this is what I live by in my writing: Write what you love, so you can love what you write. Currently what I love, and have always loved for that matter, is chick-lit and sci-fi. My favorite chick-lit authors are Sophie Kinsella, Jen Lancaster, and Jennifer Weiner. I've pretty much been collecting their books since I can remember. Those are the types of books I love, so that's what I've been working on, besides my childhood book, 2 chick-lit books. I aspire to write as they do, but with my own flare.
Also, I've also been unpacking like crazy. We moved to Springfield about a week and a half ago and we are pretty much halfway unpacked, which is good, but slowly but surely it will all be sorted, thrown away, kept, or put in our garage sale. So that has kept me rather busy, oh and my husband has been on leave the whole time which I took advantage of completely! We ate out many times, ran together during the day, biked, and chillaxed together. Actually it was more like got fat together since we didn't do di-dly squat for exercise. Not a good idea folks. So, yea, that's what's been keeping me so darn busy and away from this blog. I will for sure be posting more regularly since hubby goes back to work tomorrow and I'll have time for you all. So when you read this blog, even if there are not thousands of you, it's okay. I write because I love to write, having followers who actually enjoy my writing or whatever I post is just a plus. So thank you for taking the time to read what I write. Love ya'll for that! Bunches.
Hope you have a great Friday, see ya when I see ya Folks!
P.S. I really don't like this new blogger dashboard. It blows big bullets.
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