When I was in college, the biggest hype was Instant Messenger, dial-up internet was still a thing, and flip-phones were the iPhone of the times. I get it. I’m aging myself…But all I did was have a few kiddos and BAM! The social media outlets exploded. Now, I feel like my grandparents - and I’m not even old enough to BE a grandparent (based on my children’s ages anyway).
Read MoreWhen I started dabbling in the writing world, my oldest was in school five days a week, the middle two days, and the baby still taking a minimum of two naps a day. The writing-parenting balancing act was relatively easy. I could block out at least two hours a day to accomplish my set goals and still keep up with my “house duties” (cooking, cleaning, laundry, sleeping). Now, two of my older kiddos are in school five days a week and the youngest is only taking one nap a day. I should still be able to swing it all, right? Not so simple. I’ve found myself in even shorter slots of time where I can sit down, read, critique, write, and work on building my social media presence. Often I feel I’m in over my head.
Should I wait and pursue all this when the kids are grown and gone? But I’ve told countless friends with kids to embrace their dreams - it’s important to show you have ambitions too…
Read MoreThe past couple of months have been brutal. I’ve taken great liberties to build a social media presence (Facebook likes = 0, Twitter = 300+ followers). I’m doing my best to learn as I go - reading as much as I can about how to build your brand in these outlets. Instagram’s on my radar, but I haven’t started that account yet. Baby steps are all I can take right now. I’ve made a commitment to put in a year’s worth of sweat and time to bring my goals to fruition. My vision board’s papered with laws of attraction: I will be published. I am a writer.
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