What to write about?
Would it be too ambitious to try and write at least once every week? Probably, especially since when I do sit down to write I can't really think of anything to write, and when I do think of something to write I forget what it was before I actually get a chance to.
It's 9 days into the new year, and that had me thinking about last year. What happened last year? I want to say, not a whole lot! Isaac was born at the end of 2013, so 2014 was kept pretty low key as he grew up from a tiny newborn into the super fun almost toddler that he is now.
Dean went to and graduated from the police academy. Isaac and I went to Nauvoo and saw all of my family. I took an Art class. Anything else? Has the whole year passed with so few things to make note of? Dean got in a car accident and wrecked the car, then we had to buy a new one. Dean and I went on the honeymoon we never had leaving the kids with Dean's mom for one night. What else? It's really kinda sad that I can think of so little.
Maybe writing more often would be a good thing, it might help me remember what has gone on by the end of the year. With that said though, what has happened in the last week that is noteworthy? Andrew started Primary. Isaac is on the verge of walking, has taken several more steps, but still isn't all that interested. Anything else? I finished an interesting series of books. I found a new website with educational games for Deano that he loves and already has him learning a lot. At the end of the year though, will any of these things be worth remembering? Isaac started saying Daddy, and actually using it correctly. I guess its worth remembering that at (almost) 13 months old he could say Daddy, ball, uh oh, bottle, and dada (which he uses to mean stuffed animal). Our preschool group decided that we would start doing pre-school three days a week instead of two like we had been before the Christmas break.
Just listing the events of the past week isn't all that interesting though, and it's not all that fun to write about either. Did I have any thoughts that are worth writing down? I don't know. I've been doing a lot of thinking and research this week about home school and online public school and such. I'm still deciding whether I want to put Deano in public school next year. Seven hours of kindergarten seems like a lot of time for little kids. I really don't think he need that much time in a class room away from me. I think I can teach him everything that he needs to know right here at home. But at the same time, getting away from home, away from me, and particularly spending more time with kids his own age and away from Andrew constantly might be really good for him. He could use the experience to build some independence. I've decided against online school for sure, because it takes at least 5 hours a day, which is almost as bad, with many of the same drawbacks as public school has. I wonder if the school would let me just send him to school for a couple of hours a day, or maybe just a couple days a week? I need to get some more information before I can make a real decision. Like, maybe they would let me send him to school when they do certain subjects like music or something. I just don't know. I have to make a solid decision by May when kindergarten registration is, so I guess I still have some time, and I suppose I always can change my mind after that too.
Would it be beneficial for me at all to try and start writing fiction again? it's been a really long time, and the last time I tried I had a hard time going anywhere with it. I used to love it though, and I still have a story that I would like to write someday. Maybe someday should start sooner than later though. I just don't know where I am even going with that story though, so it's tough to write anything. Maybe I should get some practice writing other things before I get into the one that I really want to count for anything. I would really love to take a writing class or something. I wonder if the community college here has a class like that. I always do better with a deadline looming over me.
I don't know what I'll end up writing about, but I do want to write more. I'm not going to commit to writing every week, but I will write more.
It's 9 days into the new year, and that had me thinking about last year. What happened last year? I want to say, not a whole lot! Isaac was born at the end of 2013, so 2014 was kept pretty low key as he grew up from a tiny newborn into the super fun almost toddler that he is now.
Dean went to and graduated from the police academy. Isaac and I went to Nauvoo and saw all of my family. I took an Art class. Anything else? Has the whole year passed with so few things to make note of? Dean got in a car accident and wrecked the car, then we had to buy a new one. Dean and I went on the honeymoon we never had leaving the kids with Dean's mom for one night. What else? It's really kinda sad that I can think of so little.
Maybe writing more often would be a good thing, it might help me remember what has gone on by the end of the year. With that said though, what has happened in the last week that is noteworthy? Andrew started Primary. Isaac is on the verge of walking, has taken several more steps, but still isn't all that interested. Anything else? I finished an interesting series of books. I found a new website with educational games for Deano that he loves and already has him learning a lot. At the end of the year though, will any of these things be worth remembering? Isaac started saying Daddy, and actually using it correctly. I guess its worth remembering that at (almost) 13 months old he could say Daddy, ball, uh oh, bottle, and dada (which he uses to mean stuffed animal). Our preschool group decided that we would start doing pre-school three days a week instead of two like we had been before the Christmas break.
Just listing the events of the past week isn't all that interesting though, and it's not all that fun to write about either. Did I have any thoughts that are worth writing down? I don't know. I've been doing a lot of thinking and research this week about home school and online public school and such. I'm still deciding whether I want to put Deano in public school next year. Seven hours of kindergarten seems like a lot of time for little kids. I really don't think he need that much time in a class room away from me. I think I can teach him everything that he needs to know right here at home. But at the same time, getting away from home, away from me, and particularly spending more time with kids his own age and away from Andrew constantly might be really good for him. He could use the experience to build some independence. I've decided against online school for sure, because it takes at least 5 hours a day, which is almost as bad, with many of the same drawbacks as public school has. I wonder if the school would let me just send him to school for a couple of hours a day, or maybe just a couple days a week? I need to get some more information before I can make a real decision. Like, maybe they would let me send him to school when they do certain subjects like music or something. I just don't know. I have to make a solid decision by May when kindergarten registration is, so I guess I still have some time, and I suppose I always can change my mind after that too.
Would it be beneficial for me at all to try and start writing fiction again? it's been a really long time, and the last time I tried I had a hard time going anywhere with it. I used to love it though, and I still have a story that I would like to write someday. Maybe someday should start sooner than later though. I just don't know where I am even going with that story though, so it's tough to write anything. Maybe I should get some practice writing other things before I get into the one that I really want to count for anything. I would really love to take a writing class or something. I wonder if the community college here has a class like that. I always do better with a deadline looming over me.
I don't know what I'll end up writing about, but I do want to write more. I'm not going to commit to writing every week, but I will write more.
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