Well....Today's Not the Day!

So....my hubby talked to his boss this morning and it looks like we probably won't know anything until the end of this week or beginning of next week!  UGH!  Apparently some key people involved in compiling the relocation details were not in the office, so, it got delayed!  Don't people realize that time is of the essence...we've got a house to sell in a not-so-great market?!

Tomorrow's the Big Day!

So....tomorrow my husband will get his relocation proposal and if the terms are acceptable, we will be relocating to Wisconsin.  Life is about to get super crazy!!!  Our hope is that we can move in early summer, so, the kids can get acclimated to our new home before school starts.

I am super excited because I won a giveaway on Kelle Hampton's blog  http://www.kellehampton.com/. I know my little girl will be so excited because the giveaway was a tutu from http://www.etsy.com/shop/lovingshop.  I decided to keep the tutu a secret from her, so, I can't wait to surprise her with it!

My No Name Blog

So, I've decided to keep my blog unnamed for the time being.  I think once I find out for sure if we are moving, I will be able to choose a direction for my blog to head in.  We should know something in the next couple of days...I hope!    I know once we know for sure that things are going to get super crazy around here.  We have a house to get ready to put on the market, a trip to plan up north over Spring Break, and a new house to find.  We are hoping to be able to move in June, so, we have a couple of months to acclimate before the kids start school and I start looking for a job.  YIKES...entering the workforce for the first time in about 7 years while getting used to a new place should be rather interesting!  Oh well, you gotta do what you gotta do, right!

A Proud Mama

So, I am always a proud mama and think I have the best kids in the entire world, but today I am an especially proud mama!  My son, got second place (he should have won, but that's another story) in the school spelling bee and will be competing in the district spelling bee in three weeks.  Last year he was second in the school spelling bee and went on to win the district spelling bee and got a chance to compete at the state spelling bee, but was eliminated in the second round.  I'm sure the next three weeks will be spent pouring over the spelling bee study guide and the dictionary!

Progress

I actually read from my new writing book this week AND completed a writing practice session per the book's suggestion.  The book suggests that you do your writing practice the old fashioned way...pen and paper!  As I wrote the writing prompt supplied by the book at the top of my blank piece of paper, I couldn't help but feel excited.  I set a timer for 15 minutes (another of the author's suggestions) and wrote and wrote and wrote until the timer shook me out of my story and back to the present.  To my surprise I was disappointed that my time was up!  I thought about continuing with my writing, but I knew I was at a good stopping place in the story and felt that if I pushed myself to continue it might actually stifle the creativity.  So, I put my pencil down and read my story and relished in the fact that I had taken a small step towards rediscovering my love for writing.

I have done a total of five writing practice sessions this week!  I actually look forward to those 15 minutes each day and can't wait to see what the prompt of the day is.  I still haven't felt like revisiting my cobwebbed files, but I know that will come in time.  For now, I am just enjoying writing again!

A Small Step

So, today I took a small step that I hope will lead to unearthing those unfinished files that are collecting cobwebs in the corner of my hard drive....I  bought a book.  I know what you are thinking, "hmm.. how in the world is a book going to help her with unfinished document files".   Well, I'll tell you!   As a child I LOVED to write stories and poems and I was pretty darn creative if I do say so myself!  During high school and college, I stopped writing for enjoyment and focused on my school assignments.  That was probably a big mistake because now that I want to write again I am having trouble getting the words to play nicely together on the computer screen.  So, that's why I headed to my local Barnes and Noble in search of a book that could help get the creative juices flowing again.  The book I bought is called
A Writer's Book of Days and I am hoping to find inspiration and guidance living in its' pages because all of those neglected files contain words, sentences, character names, story plots/ideas, and poems...all waiting to be brought to life.

A Blog Title....FINALLY!

I have thought and thought about what I wanted to name this blog for a long time.  I think it was harder for me to name this blog than it was to name my own children!  I mean how ridiculous is that...it's just a website for crying out loud.  I guess that's just my nature..I'm an over-thinker!


The name of my blog comes from my tendency to start projects and never finish them.  That's not to say that I never finish projects, but I need look no further than my Documents file on my computer for proof of my unfinished projects.  I can come up with great ideas, but the execution of those ideas is where I struggle.


The sense of accomplishment is one that I savor because it means that I was able to see something through to the end.  Sometimes that good feeling is short-lived because it is diminished by the sense of failure/defeat that is associated with all those unfinished projects.  I know many people say that in order to succeed you must first fail, but that doesn't make failure any easier to accept.


Maybe if I can stick with this blog some of that stick-to-itiveness will carry over into the unfinished files housed on my hard drive.

Happy 2011!

I'm not big on resolutions because I always feel like I don't live up to them and am always disappointed at the end of the year.   So, this year I resolve to be better!  I think I might have a shot at keeping this resolution because it is short, sweet, and very vague! :) I can't believe the holidays are over and the kids are back in school! It feels nice to be back in a routine even if it means getting up at 6 and shepherding everyone out the door around 7!  I find comfort in the monotony of everyday life.  Maybe it's because I know that in a few short weeks when Chad accepts his relocation package our lives are going to be turned upside down!  My head is already spinning with household lists of things that need to be done before we put the house on the market, but I'm trying not to let it go into overdrive just yet!  I hope 2011 is full of many blessings for everyone!