It has been confirmed that I have sustained a concussion. I hasten to add it was through no fault of my own therefore it did not occur as a result of any risk taking behavior. This means the story of how I sustained said concussion is just not very interesting so I need your help to polish it up and make it worthy of the symptoms and the orders to rest.
The orders to rest are somewhat at odds with the flurry of activity in the next 2 weeks surrounding Diana's impending graduation and party, Calypso's Sweet 16 party, the end of Isaac's baseball season, and the arrival of my mother-in-law on Saturday. I am also still waiting to hear if I got the job I applied for. I am told I am in the final running and my references are being checked before my file is forwarded to the diversity office.
I have declared today pajama day with a general moratorium on driving the mom taxi...mostly. So give me an exciting story to go with the foggy brain I have sloshing around in my skull. Be creative. Be outlandish. Make me heroic. Make me astounding. Feel free to include Hugh Jackman.
Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creativity. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Da Count-Da Blog
DA COUNT
(Counting what I've got instead of bemoaning what I lack. Go tell Lecram if you played along.)
I've been blogging for about 3 1/2 years now and it's been such a great thing. I started it because I wanted to keep in touch with some friends I made in a trivia forum after that place devolved so badly none of us could stand to go there any more. We had fun being silly in our individual blogs and in a couple that some of us authored together. Along the way I found new friends from all over the world.
I also discovered this is a pretty nice place to try out some creative ideas. I desperately needed a creative outlet that cost no money. I saw some fine examples of other people using this format in such a way and decided early on not to lock myself into one type of post so I could be flexible in what I tossed out into the ether. Having this outlet has allowed me some nice opportunities to see different ideas and test them out in my own way. It has sparked more creativity in me and made me want to polish some things I might otherwise have ignored.
I never intended to have a confessional type of blog or spend a lot of time venting aggravation (I don't mind reading those types, I just don't generally want to be that type). I've wanted to be positive for the most part. On occasion though there have been things that have weighed on me so I've put them out here in one way or another. When I've done so I've been blessed with wonderful expressions of support, some good advice, and great kindness from so many of you.
This week I needed to write the post about music teachers because I was so angry about the way my girls have been treated lately. I started about 3 different versions of the post and they all were so negative I couldn't bring myself to post them. Yet, I still needed to express some of what was going on. The struggle to express it without spewing bile from start to finish led me to reflection on the list of good teachers. I think if I didn't have this particular outlet I may well have stewed in my own juices a bit longer because I wouldn't have been forced to look at things from a different angle. So this week I'm counting having this blog because for all the silly drivel I can put out there, it has served me in far deeper ways than I ever imagined it would.
I also discovered this is a pretty nice place to try out some creative ideas. I desperately needed a creative outlet that cost no money. I saw some fine examples of other people using this format in such a way and decided early on not to lock myself into one type of post so I could be flexible in what I tossed out into the ether. Having this outlet has allowed me some nice opportunities to see different ideas and test them out in my own way. It has sparked more creativity in me and made me want to polish some things I might otherwise have ignored.
I never intended to have a confessional type of blog or spend a lot of time venting aggravation (I don't mind reading those types, I just don't generally want to be that type). I've wanted to be positive for the most part. On occasion though there have been things that have weighed on me so I've put them out here in one way or another. When I've done so I've been blessed with wonderful expressions of support, some good advice, and great kindness from so many of you.
This week I needed to write the post about music teachers because I was so angry about the way my girls have been treated lately. I started about 3 different versions of the post and they all were so negative I couldn't bring myself to post them. Yet, I still needed to express some of what was going on. The struggle to express it without spewing bile from start to finish led me to reflection on the list of good teachers. I think if I didn't have this particular outlet I may well have stewed in my own juices a bit longer because I wouldn't have been forced to look at things from a different angle. So this week I'm counting having this blog because for all the silly drivel I can put out there, it has served me in far deeper ways than I ever imagined it would.
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