Above Water

Hi all!

It’s only been like eight months since I posted, right? I decided to buckle down and get the manuscript written and also be the PTA president and then you know, be a mom, and something had to give. But I forgot how much I missed this. It’s funny, isn’t it? In the swirl of life, sometimes I forget the things that give me the space to breathe until I am so out of oxygen I’m barely functional anymore.

But the manuscript is out there in various agents’ inboxes, and the rejections have started to pour in - crossing my fingers for just one positive response this time, while determinedly refusing to let all the “no’s” get me down. I read an article once about how the best thing a mom can do for her daughters’ self confidence is show her how to fail - to try new hard things, be brave, and then feel all the hard feelings before picking herself up and doing it all again. Well, my girls are definitely getting to watch me in action.

But for now, I’m going to take the month that I’m waiting for answers to breathe. And maybe blog. Or go for walks, or organize parent talks at the school, or bake yummy things, or any of the many things that make me feel alive and worthy and just that much more brave.

What do you do to keep your head above water when the outcome is 100% out of your control?