My life has felt stuck for many months. This second year of loss has been, in ways, more challenging than the first. You can excuse a lot about what you’re doing, or not doing, that first year. But right now I’m tired of being in limbo, yet finding it really hard to break out. OneContinue reading “Going for Change”
Author Archives: Coming Home to Myself
Wrestling with the Sun
I did enjoy those few days after my initial Covid miseries, having cancelled appointments and commitments. I felt like my time was my own to be lazy in. Consequently, I dug deeply into my revision work , and also began a new project. When I mow the lawn, a different kind of grass appears hereContinue reading “Wrestling with the Sun”
Give me a break!
Here I am, back to my blog—a week later than planned. It was hard to dig myself out of the house, but I also welcomed the chance to get away. A writer can only do so much before needing to refresh one’s creative spark. Flying out on the first leg of my journey to visit myContinue reading “Give me a break!”
Timing is Everything
Hearing the garbage trucks and realizing I haven’t put out the bins yet, before stepping into the bathtub. Having done the research ahead of time, I mixed up a small batch of compost to cook. My husband was always composter-in-chief until it got to be too much for him. And then I realized the date:Continue reading “Timing is Everything”
Second thoughts
Low moods, indecision, lack of forward momentum—everything seems to have me down-in-the-mouth this month. As my father pointed out once, there’s always more than one cause for any emotion. June carries a lot of baggage: anniversary, birthday, annual vacation planning, a recent memorial service for someone we both knew, a departing minister and on andContinue reading “Second thoughts”
It takes enthusiasm.
I’m trying to remember how all this began. A framed photo fell behind my desk (my immovable desk) over a year ago. Other than attempting to rescue it without moving the desk, I did nothing. It was too much effort. In my last blog, I mentioned the chart to track Quantum Quest’s themes and characters.Continue reading “It takes enthusiasm.”
Breaking out of a Mold
In aging, there’s a tendency for one’s life to become humdrum, every day the same. And that’s all wrong! The last thing we want or need is for one day to duplicate the previous, stretching back and back ad nauseam. It sure messes with my memory when I can’t remember something because it’s exactly whatContinue reading “Breaking out of a Mold”
Continuing Education
I’ve taken too few classes in recent years, but last night I attended a Zoom session (through SCBWI) taught by Caroline Leech on “Tell Your Story to Sell Your Story.” She spoke of the different audiences one might address, and how we adapt our back stories to suit our audience, whether children, parents, or agentsContinue reading “Continuing Education”
A Life in Transition
A few weeks back, I went on a reading binge. It also meant I was watching a lot fewer DVDs. I took a week off to read YA novels—and I haven’t stopped reading since. Browsing available library ebooks, one title caught my eye. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, by Lori Gottlieb, a psychotherapist. Gottlieb,Continue reading “A Life in Transition”
Lost Anchors
For the past several days, I’ve been trying to identify a coherent theme for this week’s blog, This morning, a friend, her grief fresher than my own, said, “I feel like I’ve lost my anchor.” That was it exactly! She too had a husband with dementia, and had been making the decisions for them both.Continue reading “Lost Anchors”
