I haven’t written since before Thanksgiving. As much as I wish I were in the rhythm of writing, I am simply not there, yet.
Some recent life events have been my sister and her family here for thanksgiving, two of my children teething, my mom getting her second hip replaced this year, my oldest’s first choir concert, and me planning my first Christmas party.
All of these things hold a lot of good and a little to a lot of hard. They are all also out of the ordinary for me. So in trying to keep my home simple, writing has fallen off.
But here’s what I’m learning in all of these: flexibility affords a lot of experience.