Me as a Writer

My writing has progressed over the years and it has started to become easier with each passing year. In the past, I had multiple people to proof-read my work, and I should consider doing more of that now. However, time always seems to be an issue for myself and those that proof-read my work.

The Smallwood article talks about having her personal space to write. I am like this and require my own personal domain. Since having my son, I have had to rearrange rooms in my house. We converted the office into the nursery and moved the office into the guest bedroom. This is working for me, and should continue. However, a barrier for me will be taking care of my son and completing assignments between feeding time, play time and crying times (crying being the worse!).

My husband is a big supporter of me and will do what he can to assist. He has been rearranging his travel schedule so that he is not out of town as often. Last Tuesday, my husband watched our child and worked from home while I was gone. When I got back he had a new appreciation for me and how much work it is taking care of a newborn. He said he hoped I was able to complete my school work while taking care of Corbin because it was hard for him to get his work completed. Our conversation continued by me setting up expectations that he will need to watch Corbin on the weekends while I work on class assignments. I even mentioned that I may need to leave the house and go to the local library or coffee shop.

I am sure with persistence I will be a wonderful mother and student. This is a new transition for me, and I will find a way to do both.

Class Thursday Evening

I enjoyed the interactive aspect of our class this evening. I especailly appreciated stating our hopes and fears for the course. It appears that most of us have the same concerns associated with the class. The writing course will be time intensive, and I am hoping I am able to keep up with the course load.

I am glad to be using new technology, and I am curious how this applies to the class. It will be interesting to see the connection as the class progresses. I went into the AET Zone again when I arrived home, but there were not many people in there. With all the programs available to do online discussions and interactions, I hope the Zone is worth my time.

It was great learning something new about everyone tonight. This cohort is a lot of fun to be around and makes class interesting. Let's continue on this path together.

Anita

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