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Tuesday Slice of Life.
All participants are writing about one moment, one part of their day.
A big thank you to Two Writing Teachers for providing this unique opportunity
for teacher-writers to share and reflect.
How can it be one month since I've posted?
How to describe this November?
Here's another very full day of teaching,
a few more right behind,
a Tuesday comes and go,
no slice of life this week,
and many very full days follow,
and here's another Tuesday,
let's share a slice of life...
no, I have prepared nothing...
and so it goes.
It is very important to me to be a teacher-writer. I have an on-going school journal, where daily I take notes, giving me rich ideas and suggestions for this blog. Truly, my writing issues are not for lack of ideas. This blog has been coming out on the losing end of my juggle of time. All the daily must-do's. Unlike my daily journaling, for this blog I need to make time to play with language, to find the right words, to polish and consider.
It is a priority that I have not been meeting - which makes me sad.
I reflected about this over the long weekend - Maureen, how can you not do what you like to do best?
So, here I go again.
Diving in.
Trying to share, at least - once a week.
Today, I am back again!
If something has to give, let it be something that I care less about.
How do you make time for what is most important?
Me, I'm going to put pen to paper and figure it out.
How to describe this November?
Here's another very full day of teaching,
a few more right behind,
a Tuesday comes and go,
no slice of life this week,
and many very full days follow,
and here's another Tuesday,
let's share a slice of life...
no, I have prepared nothing...
and so it goes.
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| Here are a couple of students in a makeshift hospital bed, waiting for a preschool doctor to appear on the scene! Truly, it could be me under there - overwhelmed by to do's ;-) |
It is very important to me to be a teacher-writer. I have an on-going school journal, where daily I take notes, giving me rich ideas and suggestions for this blog. Truly, my writing issues are not for lack of ideas. This blog has been coming out on the losing end of my juggle of time. All the daily must-do's. Unlike my daily journaling, for this blog I need to make time to play with language, to find the right words, to polish and consider.
It is a priority that I have not been meeting - which makes me sad.
I reflected about this over the long weekend - Maureen, how can you not do what you like to do best?
So, here I go again.
Diving in.
Trying to share, at least - once a week.
Today, I am back again!
If something has to give, let it be something that I care less about.
How do you make time for what is most important?
Me, I'm going to put pen to paper and figure it out.
So glad to see you back again. Don't stress over polishing your words. I just keep showing up, and every once in awhile, I celebrate a post that makes me proud. The rest of the time I show up and write and publish. I can sympathize with those students in bed.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't posted since last month either, Maureen, at least on Tuesday. I'm glad you're back, always love what you share about your young ones.
ReplyDeleteI also find it hard to write each week. I usually do it during my writing club on Tuesdays but due to a meeting today we couldn't meet. I am glad I took the time tonight to write. Because then I wouldn't have read this post and know that I am not alone. :)
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you wrote a slice and I read. You ask a very good question. How to make time for writing? I understand what you say about having the ideas and wishing to play with the language in order to blog. I have skipped slices several times. It is important to forgive oneself and return. Writing short slices, writing using some structures e.g "right now," writing what's on my mind has helped me when I have been busy or tired. Choosing writing over something else shows that writing really matters to you. Happy writing!
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