. . . and it doesn’t get any better. I’ve promised myself to be a part of this new writing group at Cal Lutheran. I need a place to visit weekly where I can either talk about writing or work on writing. When Scott Chiu mentioned this group, I grabbed on to it. However, work and life get in the way. Last week I had a student in my office and couldn’t leave. This past Monday I was in Iowa for my granddaughter’s baptism. Who knows what this Monday will bring?
But time – and the lack of it – seems to be a constant in life. My work life is full of deadlines – a weekly email that must go out, forms to be printed for the boss each Thursday, and planning for events that are yet to come. We just finished orientation, check in, and now I’m working on International Education Week which is in the middle of November. USW – United Students of the World student club – decided on the history of internationalization at Cal Lutheran as their theme. I love it! So now I’m going through old scrapbooks for pictures to display during World Fair, Wednesday of that week. I can find the pictures, but they need to be scanned. Quick! Who has a scanner? I’m running out of time and it’s over a month away.
At home, I have routines and deadlines, too. I grocery shop on one day, do laundry on the other, and then there’s all the other stuff that comes up. In between I want to write. I actually have 3 1/2 novels in second drafts. I’m ready to send one out to an alpha reader (yes, I’m scared). I’ve always loved writing; I have a degree in it; I’ve even published in magazines! But now I’m renewing a passion. . . and trying to find time to fit it in.
One of my favorite sayings (and I have many) is Onward and Upward. Typing into a Facebook comment, I misspelled Onward – it came out On Word. And this my personal blog’s name began. I’m content to share it on this site.
On Word . . . and Upward!