Getting back on track

"closed today;" cinema self-portrait; culver, indiana (may 2011)

Well, I have finally emerged from Creative Thesis Land on the road to MFA-ville, and I'm mostly in one piece. I still have a few more signposts to pass on this road; they're called Giving a Lecture and Giving a Reading. And then there will be something called Getting a Degree. And then something called Celebration and Rest.

And I have so many little stories to share with you...

...about how I spent a whole evening (four hours!) caramelizing onions;

...about how I had to report a "hit & run" in my backyard;

...about how terrified I was when someone pounded on my front door and then ran at 1:00 a.m.;

...about how I announced the return of the In The Word Cellar writing tips series and then missed the day I was supposed to post it (the second Wednesday of the month) (oops & sorry on that one!);

...about how I'm teaching an online course with Liz Lamoreux and Vivienne McMaster this August;

...about how I'm learning deep truths about beauty;

...about how I'm seeking to live from a place of joy, not fear; and

...about how I have to acknowledge that I can spread my creative energy only so far before it weakens.

My goodness, it looks like I've just generated a list of blog post ideas, doesn't it? Well then, more to come soon, I suppose!

(p.s. How YOU doin'? Tell me in the comments. What stories do you have to share?)

Comments

[keishua]

Jenna, you know it is funny because I feel like some days, I have no stories. I feel boring. When your day is very routine it feels hard to grab stories. I find that I am my goal lately is to tell stories from where I am at. However, that feels hard because where I am is not always cheerful or good. So, I guess that is where the story lives.

[Amy]

Well, there's the one about the women launching their new business in the middle of lots of life changes...

The one about how the kids are off for the summer and wanting to be entertained...

Or about the kids who would secretly watch TV all day if their mother let them...

Or about finally figuring out what's wrong with my foot...

About trying to lost 20 lbs in the middle of summer bbq season...

(sing along here) And many more...

[kellye]

Montpelier movie theater! Nice self-portrait. Sounds like you may have just graduated...(as you can tell from my various posts here and at Emerge, I've been trying to get a fix on that.) And you didn't need me to tell you you'll need rest, of course you didn't. So excited for you! And excited about the class.