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In A Nutshell

If you haven’t noticed I have been quite silent on the blog and Twitter the past month or so. This post is to explain to you all what has been going on (I’ll try to keep it short-ish).

This past June has been a June like no other. I took Peanut (my four-year old daughter) on her first vacation ever to Vermont, the week of her birthday, and even got to visit the Ben & Jerry’s factory. Yum! While we were up there I also had a chance for the first time to meet my Twitter friend Amy (@LongWritingRoad) – which was wicked AWESOME!

View of the Ben & Jerry’s factory from the Flavor Graveyard

There has also been a birthday party every single weekend, including Peanut’s birthday party, plus some family members’ birthdays scattered about the month. I swear if any of my other friends have a baby/babies in the month of June I’m going to go bankrupt next year. *giggles like mad*

And on top of all the regular June mayhem I am currently going through a divorce. As some of you may unfortunately know how emotionally draining it can be. Recently, I have adopted an outlook to take the negativity and push it away. I don’t have time to sweat the small stuff. Although I still have my days, I feel like I am slowly coming back into myself and a routine.

Speaking of routine….

Oh how I’ve neglected my writing… from the bottom of my heart I wish I hadn’t. It only made me feel more guilty and depressed. The first time I sat down to write two weeks ago was the first time I had been truly happy in the last two months. I haven’t been writing every single day, but it has helped to have a community like Twitter that is so encouraging to fall back on. Without them nagging or cheering me on I’m pretty sure it would have taken me a lot longer to start writing again. So I want to thank all the people who have supported me and gave me the push to get in gear.

Then, just when I thought the June mayhem had calmed and things were starting to get back to semi normal, my best friend had her twins July 5th – a whole month early! There were lots of happy tears and oohs and aahs. As a friend once(or twice) put it: women turn into instant mush upon seeing a newborn baby.  Mush, mush, sap, sap….. their tiny toes and little fingers… they are absolutely adorable! Well played, my friend…

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Anyway, I have a lot of work to catch up on and more real life obstacles to hurdle, but writing won’t take a backseat anymore. I still plan on having this first draft finished by the end of July – even though I’m way behind schedule (self-made deadline).

Write with you soon, lovelies! :)

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by saraleggz on July 12, 2012  •  Permalink
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Napping Blogger Award

Thank you to the lovely Afsaneh and the wonderful Angie for passing this onto me. You can check out Afsaneh’s blog here and Angie’s blog here.

The rules for the Napping Blogger Award are easy:
  1. Link back to the ones who gave you the award.
  2. Tell us what you do to take time for YOU! That might be a hobby, a musical break, a favorite movie or show, sitting outside enjoying nature, or even taking a nap!
  3. Nominate five other bloggers – especially folks you think deserve a break from their routine.

Relax? What’s that? (Just kidding) I love my me time (who doesn’t?), although I don’t get much of it these days I still try to take some downtime. My favorite thing is to spend a day hiking in the mountains. Something about the crisp mountain air that just cleanses your mind. I also love movies, so going to the movies with friends or even watching one at home by myself is fine by me. If I had more time to myself, I would read like a tornado.

Now, to pass this on to the five most deserving bloggers that could use a nap for all of their hard work.

1. Amy Weaver

2. Avalon Jaedra

3. Tonya Cannariato

4. Anna Hailey

5. Raiscara Avalon

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by saraleggz on June 17, 2012  •  Permalink
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22 Things – Creative Change Challenge


I joined Angie Richmond’s (@write_me_happy) 22 Things – Creative Change Challenge!

The challenge is to make a list of 22 small steps you can take to change your life RIGHT NOW! If you want to take part in this challenge, you can click the picture above to get to Angie’s blog. (If the link doesn’t work it’s because I’m new at this…) so, just in case… here it is: http://arichmondwritemehappy.blogspot.com/p/22-things.html

 

So here is some of my list in no particular order…

 

1. Read more

2. Edit some of “problem child” (aka Daniel) everyday

3. Blog more. About this journey and all the nonsense in between

4. Procrastinate less (this goes for everything!)

5. Exercise everyday

6. Take my tests on time every week and not fall behind in school

7. Make a list/plan to get back on my feet

8. Write more

9. Find new museums and creative places to take my daughter

10. Take more pictures, OF EVERYTHING! :)

11. Paint because I haven’t painted in years

12. Reconcile with meditating (really need this one)

13.Write more poetry

14. Try new things

15. Ask more questions

16. Smile more

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

 

As you may have noticed, there are six empty spots. I’m still finding my place in this life, so I figured I’d do this a little unorthodox. I will write six more blog posts as I add a new item to the list. Why I can’t think of 22 things to put on this list, I’m not sure, but what I do know is that I’ll find out.

What are some things you could do RIGHT NOW to change your life?

 

 

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by saraleggz on March 11, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by saraleggz on March 11, 2012

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Prioritizing

Our everyday real lives can be a struggle trying to juggle all the things we would like to accomplish. There is anything from homework, kid time, writing, reading, beta reading, cooking, etc, that gets lost in the shuffle. There are never enough hours in the day.

Some of us turn in to insomniacs trying to get everything done. Others procrastinate and curl up in fetal position wishing for the work to go away, or magically be finished. Truth of the matter, no one will do it for us, and the more we procrastinate the worse we feel about it.

With a completely new workload, I am starting to feel overwhelmed (more than usual) myself. Instead of curling up in fetal position, I’m prioritizing. If by any chance, on this green Earth, I wake up early, that’s when I write. Most days that doesn’t happen. So as soon as my three-year-old bundle of joy wakes up, it is breakfast, schoolwork, and kiddo time. Writing usually suffers during the day, but I squeeze it in when possible.

After the little one goes to bed, I get all this free time. With my sudden freedom comes the “now what” part of the day. Reading… oh, how I have missed you, but I have to work on my story… sorry.

I still have trouble with all this free time because I want to do everything at once and run around like a chicken with my head chopped off. Not really, but I feel like this is the only time I have to do it all.

In reality, I need to take a deep breath because this time comes everyday. EVERDAY? Yes, everyday.

Queue the prioritizing.

Therefore, that is what I will be doing. If I happen to get some writing done during the day, then that night I will read. If I do not, then reading will come after I have written until my heart is content.

There is enough time in the day to do… a lot. Not everything, but a lot. Although you and I both may feel the same way, making a flexible schedule to prioritize your workload is probably the only way not go more insane than you already are.

Happy prioritizing, my friendly readers!

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by saraleggz on February 6, 2012  •  Permalink
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