Little Update

Wow, is has been WAY too long since I've updated! I know, no one's really reading, but if someone happens to stumble upon this, I don't want them to think I'm a loser who doesn't blog anymore. So here is a little update of what I've been up to lately:

I guess the biggest news is that I'm pregnant. This has accounted for my lack of posting, as I have been incredibly exhausted and my brain has been working overtime on baby-related stuff.

One of the struggles of being an UNpublished writer is that you still have to pay bills, and if your husband has trouble finding regular work (not seasonal, like construction), you have to make enough for the both of you. Well, that just isn't happening. I'm working part-time, which is good for my health, because to work full time would be too much for me. However, it's not good for our bank accounts... Anyways, I have been working and my work as a drama teacher includes producing/directing/whatever-ing the Spring performance. On top of that, I am directing the High School Spring Production, a dinner theatre. This takes a lot of planning and figuring out and keeping tabs on the high school students and... lots of stuff.

On top of all that, our church, Ethos, finally had its launch. This actually doesn't mean much for me, since my role in the church is not quite ready to be taken yet. Some other things need to be taken care of first, before I start doing that. But I do go to meetings and all that, so it is a commitment.

I have been writing sporadically, and I've been changing my mind on a few different stories. I have a few stories that I just feel don't work, and I've been attempting to make them work, and I've ended up changing the plot completely, just keeping the characters and the basic setting. I haven't actually been writing it as such, for fear that I'll change my mind again. I want to make sure I have it the way I want it in my head before I spend hours and hours re-writing it, only to throw that all out and rewrite it AGAIN. It's good for me, though, to work through different scenarios to see what works and what doesn't. I can keep it in mind for the future, and I can also remember to work out all those kinks BEFORE I write 15 chapters and claim to be "almost done"...

We moved into my sister's house. Well, my parents own it and they live in the granny flat in the back, but the actual house that we live in (and share space with) is my sister's section of the house. It has its ups and downs... For instance, it's great to be in a place with much lower rent, family around, furniture already there, etc. But it can be a struggle at times to live with my nieces. They are not the cleanest children around... Have you ever seen the BBC show, "How Clean if Your House?" Yeah, I think we need them to come and teach the children a thing or two about basic cleaning and hygiene.

It's nice to have my parents around to talk to, to support us, to give us wisdom, and to share their little back house when it gets too crazy in the front house. I think it's helped the relationship between Mitch and my parents to be living together. Most people would say that it would make a relationship between in-laws worse, but I really think it's helped them both to understand each other and to see where they're coming from. I tend to go over to my parents' house a lot when the kids are around, because I get a little overwhelmed with them, and when Mitch gets home from work, he has to come and find me there. I don't bother going back into the house when he comes home, I think subconsciously because I want him to come to my parents' house. He's ended up in a number of friendly conversations with my dad that way, and I think it's good.

Anyways... I've been busy. It's no excuse, of course, but it is a reason. And that's what I've been up to. Hopefully it won't be another three months before I post again. :)