I’ve been thinking a lot lately. Sitting on the sofa (what my grandma called it, although mine is a tiny wicker loveseat) and thinking about what I should be doing instead of actually doing something.
Thinking about where to go from here:
In my career- apply for teaching jobs for 2012-2013, or settle in to my current field and community and feel like I have a place to call home for a while? I want to teach, but will volunteering with my local youth group fulfill that desire for a while? I don’t want to live where I do now for forever, but I’d love to stay for a while and build relationships in my community.
In my writing- I finished the first draft of Serenity’s Cave. (Woohoo! I wrote a novel!) Now it’s time to rewrite. What do I do with the plot? The characters? They’re all a bit directionless. So now I’m a bit directionless. Hmm. Hopefully a writer’s conference a week from now will help get me unstuck.
In my blog- I’ve never found a rhythm for regularly writing on this blog. I love the Compass Rose Queen, but its original premise is a bit too much for regular writing. The only time I’ve written regularly was when I was in China. So where do I take it?
For now, I’ll just address the last one.
I’ve decided that the Compass Rose Queen is about any adventure, not just epic journeys. I’ll still do the epic journeys of women column, but not frequently. (I’m currently reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and you can bet Eliza’s journey to freedom will be on here somewhere!) From here on out, I’ll write about the adventures of life, however random. Things I do. Things I see people doing. Things I dream about doing. Or things I should be doing (that my moral compasses show me). And I’ll try to keep my posts a bit shorter than usual. (We’ll see how long that lasts!)
So enough couch-sitting. I’m going to start doing again. See you in my future adventures!
(Disclaimer: I did sit on the couch while writing this…)
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