I resisted the idea of blogs, Facebook, Twitter and other social media, because I wanted to spend my time living my life rather than blogging about it. And that's just what happened to me yesterday when I didn't update my blog -- life caught up with me.
When I started this blog three weeks ago, I made a commitment to myself to write something here every day. I was looking for a place to write on a consistent basis, so I created this space. But a cranky 3-year-old and another writing project threw me off course. One day, I'll talk about that other project here, but I'm not ready for that yet.
Yesterday was the kind of day where I was sitting in my office attempting to check e-mail when my son came in and wanted to sit on my lap and I said, "Jackson, for the sake of my sanity, will you please go watch cartoons in the other room." He turned around with a frown on his face and stomped off to the living room. I felt guilty, of course, but I was also thankful for the five minutes of peace that he gave me.
Some people are surprised that at 3-and-a-half my son still takes naps in the afternoon, but he desperately needs them. If he doesn't get a nap, both Jackson and mommy have a rough evening, especially when he goes to bed very late two nights in a row, doesn't sleep in much either morning then doesn't have a nap. He was so exhausted last night that he was falling asleep at the dinner table and eating macaroni and cheese that I shoveled into his mouth with his eyes closed.
This week I vow to get back on track with my blog, cranky 3-year-old or not. It will be one of my New Year's resolutions, along with losing another 25 pounds or so. Here's to a great 2010 filled with lots of writing!
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