Back in the Sun

Fine, fine, I know. There's no excuse for not blogging. Except that May 28th-June 3rd was half-term holiday, so my older son was home all week from school. And from June 5th till now, well, I've been out nearly everyday, soaking up the sun, saying hello to summer on the pretext of running errands in town. Hello, blue skies! Hello, white puffy clouds! Hello, bright new world! The weather's been too nice to stay indoors. Sorry, blog, you just can't compete with sunshine.

Apart from that, I have also been struggling with headaches from too much monitor glare, so it's been really challenging trying to figure out how to blog while keeping my eyes shut.. :D

There have been lots of creative juice flowing into the story I'm writing now. Best way to keep it flowing is not to talk about it, though. I've been "meeting" new characters in the book during my sleep, and sometimes I wake up at dawn, crying or laughing, fresh from a scene that's just played itself out in my dreams. Can't wait to share it with all of you when the proper moment comes. It might take a few years, though. Just structuring the plot will take time and careful thinking. Am having loads of fun with the names I've found, so that's a nice hobby within this bigger hobby.

I've been seriously praying about working part-time this coming autumn, to help O with putting food on the table, and to be able to afford to send E to a very good private day nursery near our house. It's time for him to get out and socialise without me around. It will help his language skills and build his confidence. It's also high time for me to get out and do something not child-related, I suppose. Been fighting feelings of guilt about the whole getting-back-to-work scenario, banishing absurd thoughts from my head. But I've got very good models of great working mums, friends and sisters who have remained loving mothers despite their need to work, or their desire to have a career.

My head is pounding again. More on this tomorrow :)