Bradbury had it right. I feel like the reality of my life is pleasant but not content. I need my creativity more now than I ever have to keep me grounded in sanity as well as the uniqueness that makes me who I am.
I love Disney movies, reading Science Fiction (as well as Classics with a scattering of Modern lit), I love working with children of all ages, I am obsessed with British TV and specifically Doctor Who, I never watch the news, I listen to NPR as often as I can, I follow only one blog – Hyperbole and a Half (sorry wordpress), I do find myself sitting and looking at all of my friends posts on FB just to see what other people are up to, I love to watch cooking shows (mainly on the Cooking Channel), I love to cook anything and everything, I have three cats that are playful and wonderful, I will have completed my Masters of Teaching English in July of this year, I wish I had someone to snuggle with, and I am going to be an Aunt!
The previous paragraph is an update of who I am at the present. I often ask myself if I would be my own friend if I met myself, and I have to say that with a resounding yes, I would be friends with myself. I have made a new friend through FB that is so similar to myself that we have formed a common bond. Renee is coming to visit in July and it will be a great time getting to know each other even better.
What I am truly ecstatic about is the garden that Leigh and I have been feverishly working on for weeks now. I will have a plentiful crop of: tomatoes (ranging in types), okra, squash, zucchini, tomatillos, bell peppers, banana peppers, jalapenos, cucumbers, and assorted herbs in a few weeks. I will be making salsa, and canning a lot of vegetables. I love fresh veggies and I look forward to all of the work involved with this garden.
As far as my writing is concerned I have some work that I have been doing while in the MAT program and I will post some of it for my three followers. I write because I have stories to tell and even if no one reads them I feel and enormous sense of accomplishment when I complete a story or poem. My talents for writing have been God-given and man-honed to make a writer out of raw creativity. If I am remembered for nothing else I want people to remember that I am a writer by grace and choice and a student of human nature. I want my passion for people to be conveyed in my stories.
Keep your eyes open for some new material coming up soon.
