I've announced this pretty much everywhere at this point, but just in case - and because I'm still so excited - I'm expecting!
Our little Hobbit will be joining the family this spring and the preparations are in full swing. The registry has just gone out to friends and family. We are slowly accumulating onesies and blankets and books. A friends has made the sweetest crochet stuffy. Rose has been glued to my belly and Oz has been bringing me all th softest things he can carry up from the basement - socks, balls of yarn, half knitted scarfs, hats, and his own toys.
I had a horrendous first trimester with morning sickness and accidentally took a break from, essentially, everything I was working on.
So now that I have more control and freedom, I've enjoyed dabbling with instagram and YouTube again. And I'd love to get back to streaming once I get my software figured out again.
But spring is soon and in a few months I'll have a little one taking up so much of my brain and time.
So is this the worst possible time to get back onto social media?
The truth is my wiring and social media have taken space right next to each other in my brain for a few years now.
I think it's because writing is such a solitary thing and social media brings people together. It's a bit like a scattered writing group, I guess.
And even while I was too sick to open my laptop, I was still thinking about my story and my characters. It is constantly on my mind and has been for so long.
I think I owe it to myself to keep writing.
Next steps
Hopefully, social media continues to be the motivating factor that it has been.
The moment it becomes a stressor or a pressure, I should probably stop. But I hope it only serves to remind me why I started this in the first place.
Basically, is this the worst possible time to return to social media?
I don't know. We'll see.
But I hope it'll help me stay grounded in all the craziness that life is about to throw at me.
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