This is the stuff I didn't want to miss.So I've been thinking that I needed to get back on the bloggin' wagon, so to speak. I had pretty much left my previous blog to be overtaken by cyberweeds thanks to a pro-blogging gig I've now moved on from and (duhn duhm DUHN...) Facebook. That, of course, and the fact that I was trying to keep up with a full-time workload in part-time hours AND be SuperMama.
That wasn't working out so well for me.
I'm not big on New Year's Resolutions, but I made one this year: to be a more present mother, in mind and in body. And I knew that meant cutting back on work, but I was ready. I felt like I was missing my kids' last few years of being little, and I knew in my heart that time was infinitely more valuable than whatever extra money I could make by taking on more work. So I did it -- I just cut back. And I'm so much happier for it. I'm not chasing work anymore -- I take what comes my way. And that's usually with editors I've worked with before, which is always easier than pitching new stories to new editors and everyone trying to figure each other out. I've really enjoyed the stories I've written this year, rather than slipping slowly into mental boredom. (Not really good for a trade that requires flair, like writing.)
And my kids are happier. I bask in the glow of their awesomeness rather than the glow of my LCD screen. I'm even trying things I never thought I would, like, you know, cooking. I want to start sewing again, to pick up my long-dormant craft habit, to make my Nikon D80 my busom buddy (literally) once again. I want to rediscover what makes me happy, what makes me...me.
So this is my blog chronicling this life change. I do think it will be better yet.
