...in the moment and in retrospect. Anais Nin.
So my current work in progress went to my critique group, my unloving and brutally honest critique group. I ordered a glass of wine to help me get through it expecting the worst. After all, I wrote Jackpot Jetty when I was sleep deprived with a three month old. But it turns out that I write better when I am sleep deprived, because the critique wasn't that bad. I need to make changes, some big, but mostly little and they are mainly just changes, not rewriting the whole thing - which I have had to do before following a harsh critique. It has boosted my confidence which I kind of needed because when you have a baby you occasionally need a confidence boost in all the things you used to do before baby because suddenly your brain is filled with baby things and you forget that you were once confident in things other than changing nappies and so you need to be reminded of it.
That leads me on to work... so I was loving being back at work and I am still loving it, but sometimes I think can I do this? I used to be able to do it, maybe I can... but it takes a while to get your confidence back. It doesn't help when you have had more than a year off and have forgotten most things too!
To add to work and writing we are in the process of buying a new house, if that wasn't stressful enough it is a house that requires complete renovation!
So my promised fortnightly posts have fallen by the wayside. Blogging I expect will be sporadic! N is still loving weetabix, and Ella's pouches, but is slowly enjoying food I make him again. He particularly likes cheddar and courgette muffins and cheddar and carrot biscuits. Easy peasy recipes as I'm not very good at baking! The little munchkin is growing so fast though and now I'm settled at work the weeks are flying by. How are we in June already?!
So my promised fortnightly posts have fallen by the wayside. Blogging I expect will be sporadic! N is still loving weetabix, and Ella's pouches, but is slowly enjoying food I make him again. He particularly likes cheddar and courgette muffins and cheddar and carrot biscuits. Easy peasy recipes as I'm not very good at baking! The little munchkin is growing so fast though and now I'm settled at work the weeks are flying by. How are we in June already?!
