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 |   A blog about my struggles and victories as a mother with all boys. |
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I was thinking about creating an off-site blog but I thought, why? I wouldn't be getting input from people who know me or that I have a connection with. This is going to be my real attempt at blogging. A little about me and what this blog is about: I am 33 years old and a mother of three boys and there is a lot of stress that comes with the job. And mess. And love  . We live in a small town in Ohio and I love it. We visit big cities here and there and it's such a relief to come home to a place that is familiar. I have four siblings of my own and I am the oldest. My parents had four girls and on their last attempt had my brother. He is fifteen now and was diagnosed with autism at an early age. My mom always says he is her favorite and we can't complain about it  .I hope you enjoy my blog and feel free to share your parenting stories with me. ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Me and my sons, Maxwell, Elijah, and Oliver (Trinkets require an Upgrade to display.) (Trinkets require an Upgrade to display.)
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| Today has started off promising. I got the motivation to clean up the boys room and throw out some old broken toys while they were sleeping. I'm sure they won't be missed.... While I was cleaning I was thinking heavily on how I was so inspired to write yesterday! I entered a contest, did a blog post, was just about bursting with creative energy and this morning I'm like, eh, what else can I do? So I cleaned. As I cleaned, however, I thought. Mostly about creativity. Creativity: "the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work". Sure, I feel like if anyone can write a piece of work that captures the interest of the reader, it's creative. When specifically told to "be creative" I feel at a loss. What is creative? Alien invaders? A pregnant biological male? A new disease or plague that has a funny name? Is it being humorous in a time of severity? Then I think, maybe being creative is too obvious. Maybe we should be, I don't know, normal? in our writing and then right when you least expect it, a twist at the end. Could you capture an audience and keep them enthralled till the end if you were predictable before throwing in your big twist? I specifically didn't enter a contest today because I thought my idea wasn't original. I tend to think too much, to want to detail too much (or maybe too little). It's an odd thing, the writing process. So, I suppose in conclusion of my random thoughts is that when doing some of the most mundane things, you may not come up with a novel idea (haha) but maybe the subplot. Have you ever been struck by inspiration at a really horrible time, or lost it in a critical moment? |
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