April 26, 2010

• writing makes it all better

  Just a quick update because last week’s Debbie Downer post really can’t be the thing I see when I pop over here to take a peek. This weekend was so excellent. Aside from having pals over for pizza and a so-bad-it’s-good movie Saturday night, I did nothing but write and play with the Squirrel.

  This was the first time I’ve actually done any real writing since the Squirrel was born in late August. It was amazing. Lila was very cooperative with two long (2.5 hours!) naps on Sunday, giving me ample time to revisit a funny essay and do some serious editing/re-working. I’m going to make people laugh at this reading. More importantly: I’m making myself laugh and realizing that I’m a writer if only because writing makes everything better.

  Squirrel is launching into separation anxiety full force all of a sudden. Which sucks, but is getting easier now that I’m starting to see a pattern and know where it is coming from. It hits some kids harder than others and I thought she’d get out unscathed, as she’s had to deal with me being away from her for most of the day since she was 6 weeks old. But mama is what she wants—she’s even started to be weird with Shaun. If I put her down for a nap and he comes in to get her upon waking, she FREAKS out. Apparently this might continue to happen until Lila reaches her 2nd birthday.
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  What makes you a writer?

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