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Starting Again

 Here we go again. I've decided (once again) that I really need and want to start writing again. How is this going to happen with one kid that won't leave my side and another that is pretty indifferent to sleep? I'm not sure but I'm going to try. I'm never entirely sure where to start when I start writing again. Do I follow prompts? Just write whatever the heck I want? A combination of the two? I've considered starting writing again without any connection to who I am...to allow myself to write more freely. Right now that thought is still on the table to be honest. I think the greater growing experience for me, however, would be to put myself in a situation where I journey let go of the pressure and expectations I put on myself for my writing to be something "spectacular" and to just write.

Basically, I think what I'm going to do is an advent calendar of writing. Leading up to Christmas, for 25 days, I'm going to commit to writing something. It may be short, it may be long but it will be something. I'm also going to commit to letting my mind wander and ponder (as much as it can with kids around). I'm going to commit to letting myself get bored, to sit at school pick up time and not pick up my phone absentmindedly while one kid danger naps and the other happily repeats the same sound over and over ("dahdaDAdahDahdAH", she babbles). 

I've remembered recently how calming and therapeutic I find writing. It helps me calm the chaos of my thoughts- to organize and file and put things away so they don't feel so "messy" or everywhere. Sometimes my thoughts might still be messy after writing them out...but at least they're an "organized mess". 

This post is just to state my intention, that for 25 days starting on December 1st I am going to write, something, daily. I'm not going to work myself up to some conviction that it all must be beautiful or incredibly thought provoking or mind blowing but just something. To enjoy writing again because words are such a precious gift and I want to utilize the wonderful gift they are. Then this will also be a little Christmas gift to myself. To show myself that writing for 25 days straight is still something I can do!

So, this is me putting that intention out there into the world so that I have some accountability in some sense so that I follow through on it. 

See you on December 1st, beautiful world!


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  1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2022 at 11:46 PM

    Woot woot! I’ll be reading and cheering you on :)

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    1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2022 at 11:46 PM

      This is Jenn Herzog btw hehe

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    2. Alysha JoyDecember 4, 2022 at 12:11 PM

      Jen! I'm so glad you will be reading! Thanks for the encouragement!

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