Writing and School
I just finished reading all my livejournal entries from when I started it to 2013. I mean, I didn't read them all in one sitting. I finally bought the hard copies of all of them from Lulu, and I just finished 2013 which didn't take very long because I hardly wrote at all. It was sad.
So many things happen in my life that are funny, but I never take the time to write about them anymore. :(
I started taking an online course about writing children's books. Writestorybooksforchildren.com I saw a groupon for it to get the whole course for $20, so I bought it. I was a little worried that it would be lame b/c when I started it, it said things like, "EARN MILLIONS LIKE J.K. ROWLING BY WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS!" I was like, "Oh, crap. What did I just do?" But it's been really informative so far, and I only just finished the second lesson. I wouldn't have paid full price for it, but it's really good for $20. It's made me think differently about writing, and I realize that I've still got a lot to learn.
Evan and Lauren spent the night with their cousins. Owen is napping, and Andrew is at work. It's just me, and it's so quiet. I spent some time this morning writing a letter explaining our branch's upcoming Book of Mormon challenge and working on our Sacrament bulletin. I wear a lot of hats at church. The figurative kind. But maybe I should start wearing big floppy ones. That'd be cool.
I've been feeling rather down lately, and I don't like it. My kids are about to start school, and while I want to spend time with them before they do, I also want to hide and be alone. It sucks.
Lauren is starting kindergarten this year. It's crazy. My little girl in school. Soon it will be just me and Owen every day. I'm sad that she won't be with me every day, and also excited to have some free time. And that makes me feel guilty. So I'm just a big ball of sad/happy/guilty over here.
Lauren when she was in the hospital in Birmingham.
Here's my beautiful girl now.
She's getting more excited about starting school now that we've bought her uniforms and new shoes and school supplies. She doesn't seem big enough to start school. What will I do without my Lauren home? She helps me with Owen so much. And she makes me laugh. :(
Well, trying to upload pictures took longer than I intended, so I should probably do something. Andrew says he wants to start making the back yard look better. I have to jump on this chance before he changes his mind! I need to go pick up all the junk. Our back yard is so white trash.
So many things happen in my life that are funny, but I never take the time to write about them anymore. :(
I started taking an online course about writing children's books. Writestorybooksforchildren.com I saw a groupon for it to get the whole course for $20, so I bought it. I was a little worried that it would be lame b/c when I started it, it said things like, "EARN MILLIONS LIKE J.K. ROWLING BY WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS!" I was like, "Oh, crap. What did I just do?" But it's been really informative so far, and I only just finished the second lesson. I wouldn't have paid full price for it, but it's really good for $20. It's made me think differently about writing, and I realize that I've still got a lot to learn.
Evan and Lauren spent the night with their cousins. Owen is napping, and Andrew is at work. It's just me, and it's so quiet. I spent some time this morning writing a letter explaining our branch's upcoming Book of Mormon challenge and working on our Sacrament bulletin. I wear a lot of hats at church. The figurative kind. But maybe I should start wearing big floppy ones. That'd be cool.
I've been feeling rather down lately, and I don't like it. My kids are about to start school, and while I want to spend time with them before they do, I also want to hide and be alone. It sucks.
Lauren is starting kindergarten this year. It's crazy. My little girl in school. Soon it will be just me and Owen every day. I'm sad that she won't be with me every day, and also excited to have some free time. And that makes me feel guilty. So I'm just a big ball of sad/happy/guilty over here.
Lauren when she was in the hospital in Birmingham.
Here's my beautiful girl now.
She's getting more excited about starting school now that we've bought her uniforms and new shoes and school supplies. She doesn't seem big enough to start school. What will I do without my Lauren home? She helps me with Owen so much. And she makes me laugh. :(
Well, trying to upload pictures took longer than I intended, so I should probably do something. Andrew says he wants to start making the back yard look better. I have to jump on this chance before he changes his mind! I need to go pick up all the junk. Our back yard is so white trash.