Loving Life
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I like my life.
I love my house, despite its leaky roof and messed up floor. I love the old quiet neighborhood, the big trees, the big lots. I love living a block from the priest, two from the church, so that I can hear the bells every day. I love the house itself, with its sun room and its big sliding door and the blonde wood floors. I love having two bathrooms, though that means two toilet paper rolls to worry about. I like the skylights and the big open kitchen and the way my big bed and my weird dining room table (a Chili’s reject, no kidding) fit right in. I love my crape myrtles and my mountain laurels and my trumpet vines. I love my Adirondack chair. I love that the library is close by, and three grocery stores.
I love my cats, even though one is agorophobic and one is just mean. He loves me, though.
I love my big ol’ Land Cruiser, even though the horn doesn’t work and I can’t adjust the rear view mirror, and she takes $40 to fill up.
I love my computer, which is good because we spend so much time together.
I love being able to go to the grocery store just because my son is hungry for Smores and spend $50 and not freak too much.
I love being able to go online and spend $25 on books and not freak too much.
I love (for the first time in a long time) being a teacher. I love the energy that comes with starting a new school year, the promise, almost like starting a book (but lasting a LOT longer.) I love the school, which is old but charming. I love the teachers. Time will tell if I love the kids ;)
I love summer. I love knowing that if I WANT to spent the day reading Harry Potter, I can, and no one will get after me. I love the flexible schedule. I love the sunny days, and all the green after the rain we had this week.
I love being a writer. I love writing (except for synopses). I love working to make what’s in my head appear on the page. I love when I know what someone’s talking about when they say I’m missing this, or missing that. I love doing research. I love being excited about a story, enough to write 8-10 pages a day.
It's good to be happy with who you are. Too bad it has to take almost 40 years to get there.
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- I'm a mom, a wife, a teacher and a writer. I have five cats and a dog to keep me company. I love bookstores and libraries and Netflix - movies are my greatest weakness.
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9 comments:
Forties are FABULOUS! I'm the same way these days. Just pretty darn content where my life is! Well, I want a book sale, but I'm even content with working on that!
It's a great feeling, isn't it, Kacey?
Now, if I could just get someone to go with me to the other Walmart, since mine didn't have the size I wanted....
You are so right, Mar. I'm at a very difficult time in my life, but ya know...I still wouldn't change it for a second. I am finally at a point where I know who I am, what I am, and where I want to go, and I have the strength and determination and faith to do it.
I dreamed last night that Triskelion eBooks offered me a contract---in my dream I signed the contract, and it was dated July 25th (today). I went online this morning to find an offer from Kristi Studts from Triskelion, offering me a contract and a December release date. I wrote her back and said, yes, I am very interested! My pen name will be Joanna K. Moore (Moore is a family name). I'm happy, dear writing sisters, very much so...even as that happiness is tempered by the other things going on in my life. I see the balance, and my head is screwed on straight. I forge ahead, grateful to the Divine for all of it, even the hard things...because the hard things transform and strengten us, and make the easy things that much sweeter. Because I have seen the shadow, I will love the light all the more. Blessed be, sisters!
In Frith,
JoAnn
First of all, YAY TO JOANN ON YOUR SALE!!!!!!!! That's a great book!!!!
Second of all, I did get to WalMart (2 of them) and bought 4 skirts and a cardigan.
Peggy, yes, $40 to fill up - the most I've ever paid. I usually don't let it get that low, and gas here was $2.17 last week. Of course, now it's $2.08...
Stacy, maybe we have to wait so long because we have to get through all that other garbage to get here!
Mary, who forgot her blogger password
I LOVE your attitude!
Mary,
thanks do much for this post.I needed to remember what I loved about my life today. :-)
Mary Beth, glad to help!
More reason to love life - we thought we'd lost our vice principal, but I found out tonight that we got him back. I'm so happy - we had such a great administration!
On the downside, 7 of my kids didn't pass the TAKS test, even after summer school, so I have to have 7 grade placement committee meetings over the next two weeks.
Great attitude!!!! :)
I love my summers are flexible as well. Great ain't it? ;)
Kendra, it's funny because usually I like structure, so it takes me awhile to get used to NO structure. Then I have to get used to structure again in a few weeks.
Off to write a love scene.
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