Old Lady Blogger - as in Me...

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This is such truth.  This is exactly why I write.  So when it so happens that I can't figure out what to write about, I just don't.  Like yesterday, I was absent in my writing life.  I have a bunch of topics to write about, but yesterday the words just wouldn't translate to the keyboard onto the screen.  And surprisingly, it was okay.

I know I've told you all this so many times...but writing here to you helps me so much.  I don't feel like I am judged in this space.  I feel supported and able to write out what I could never say out loud.

Like how I forgot my purse in the car, so as my husband drove off to his job, I belittled myself over how stupid I was.  I made myself feel so dumb for forgetting the purse and that in turn made me furious with myself.  Like a tidalwave of fury at myself.  I am my own worst enemy sometimes.

Or like a week or so ago, when I mentioned to a fellow student that I had a blog.  She said, "Oh.  I thought girls closer to my age only did that.  Um, that's cool for someone your age to start one." Someone my age? WTF!  Of course I wish I had put that girl in her place, but I didn't.  So I'm an old lady blogger - cool.  I have an idea! Maybe I should start pitching those old people brands - you know, like Depends!  {good grief}

Or how one of you loveys I was emailing with the other night asked me - so now that I've dropped Biology, what am I doing with my free time?  It took me a minute to answer since I was just sitting there watching Power Rangers with the kids...what was I doing with those extra hours of free time?  And then I thought - dang it! I need to figure out what to do with this new free time!  Honestly I really wanted to email her back that I was doing nothing, but then it hit me....well actually I was staring at my book case and a book shot out at me.  The Artist's Way...the book/workbook that I've been meaning to work on and read when I had "free time".  Well ain't that a kick in the arse?  So I started it yesterday.  Free time? Boom!

Or like how yesterday I had an epiphany (!)

I will be on Spring Break from April 14-18.  As you know, when it's family time/vacation time, I don't really blog - so it hit me.  I'd ask some of my favorite bloggers (some are even blog celebrities to a lot of us) if they would take over my blog during my break.  I asked six bloggers and so far two have said yes. What?!  I kinda did a big Yay! and twirl when I got an email from one of my all-time favorites.  So, I'm getting really excited for all of you.  And totally humbled that big-time bloggers wouldn't laugh at me for asking them to guest post.

Yay!

(yeah, I'm still thrilled!)

I need to get going.  I have to go get my purse, remember?  Maybe this old lady blogger can get her butt across campus and log in some minutes for #1800minutechallenge before my next appointment comes in.

Wish me luck!