Well, I was wrong to think that because our son is getting older meant I’d have slightly more time to write. I almost have less depending on where we currently are. If at my parent’s house I have a little more freedom because he loves playing and hanging out with my siblings, but at home when it’s just us, he can only entertain himself for so long before he wants to be interacted with. I’m still aiming to get this book done before the end of the year because if I let that goal go, I might lose all desire to get it done in a timely manner. I’m only on page seventy-two out of one hundred sixty-eight prewritten pages. I refrain from seeing how long Shift is so that I don’t compare, the story will fill out itself and be as long or as short as it’s supposed to be. I wish all the stories in my head could just transmit right to the page, so that they wouldn’t get backed up in my mind. Then I’d only have to work on revisions and edits from my editor.
I really don’t have much else to say, my life is infinitely dull right now! It’s possible to be grateful for something, like being a stay-at-home mom and not having to work, but still want something more to life than just the usual routine every single day. While a child’s needs are constant and time consuming, they don’t provide much of a challenge mentally. The most I use my brain is to critique the shows/movies I watch and in the moments that I’m working on my book, ha. My old job might’ve been routine most days, but there was still enough mental stimulation to keep my brain from becoming a bog. Especially because of my coworkers. Coworkers can definitely present a challenge at any time. Of course, in roughly two months my life is about to get incredibly more challenging trying to balance two young children. But the excitement of meeting our daughter and seeing our son meet her and how he’ll be with her outweighs my thoughts of how difficult the first couple months are going to get.
I’ll give a for instance about thoughts on shows. My dad has been turning on Leave It to Beaver, a show I definitely saw some of when I was a child but am only now seeing again as an adult. The parents are a classic old movie/show couple with the husband working and the wife at home. I have nothing against their roles but their personalities can be annoying. June, the wife/mom, comes off as kind of dumb when it comes to boy stuff boys do, which is entirely possible if she didn’t have brothers growing up, but her boys are old enough that by now she should have at least a little understanding of how boys can be. Ward, the husband/dad, is more annoying to my siblings than me. His responses sometimes to what June says can be a little off-putting, but show me a guy who doesn’t respond like that at least sometimes because they think it’s funny every single time and I might find Ward’s average mannerism more annoying. (I’m sure there is a guy out there like that but I’ve yet to meet one.) Really the only redeeming character in the show is Wally. He was cute back then and I still find him cute now. His qualities and personalities ring true and still do even after these many years. Beaver, the younger brother, is okay but as a child, some of the lines he has to say are fairly dumb. He’s better as he gets a little older.
Other shows I’ve been watching are Nashville and The Way Home. I’ll keep this short so that this post doesn’t get long and boring! Nashville is okay. I haven’t finished it yet because (little spoiler!) one of the main characters dies in season five and it’s just not the same. The Way Home I would definitely recommend for those that like a little mystery and time travel. It’s a little predictable but what show isn’t? I have still found it enjoyable and the characters likeable. Netflix has the first two seasons. Prime has all three but it’s a rent or buy situation.
Mikaela Nicole 