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Insecure Writer's Support Group: How About Now? ✒️

Patricia J.L. 👻🧶🖊️
May 3, 2023
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I’m happy to say hubby and I are home now.

We spent almost two months down South with my mother-in-law, helping her get things sorted and not be alone. I have to admit, I’m a bit peeved at my father-in-law for stubbornly refusing to admit something was very wrong until there was nothing we could do. My grandpa did that with his cancer too. This seems to be a guy thing. Men, stop it. Go to the doctor. It doesn’t make you weak.

Anyway, it’s nice to be home. Although, I do miss the dogs and I’m sure they miss me. I did sneak them food often. But, I was derailed. It didn’t help that the end of April had my grandma’s memorial that required traveling for. The weekend after that I had a paranormal convention I was a vendor at and that had more traveling. (Not as much, though!) May is looking calm at least. I hope to get back on track for a little while, but in mid-June, we will be going back down south because that’s my father-in-law’s birthday and we want to be there to support my mother-in-law. We’ll be staying through July. After that…who knows.

Needless to say, my 2023 has gone off the rails.

I’ll have to use what spare time I have wisely. Please cross your fingers for me that I get some progress on my writing and crafting.

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Today's post was part of the Insecure Writer's Support Group.

Created by the ninja captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh, it's a group for the writers (AKA all of us) struggling with insecurity to gather and discuss our fears or to celebrate writing victors. If you are a struggling writer or need encouragement and friendship, join us. (Someone might have cookies!)
 
Remember to visit the co-hosts and give them a shout-out for helping. Joylene Nowell Butler, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Meka James, Diane Burton, Victoria Marie Lees, and M Louise Barbour!

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Michael Di Gesu
May 12Liked by Patricia J.L. 👻🧶🖊️

Hi Patricia. Glad you are finally back home. Although I enjoy traveling, I know how exhausting and stressful it can be especially in family situations. Stay well, and do make time for yourself! I post was about this topic. Safe future travels!

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Tyrean Martinson
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May 6Liked by Patricia J.L. 👻🧶🖊️

Travel always throws me off, too, and this time, I planned for it and didn't guilt myself about "not writing" on any WIP. I did bring my journal, and I managed to get in between 1 sentence and a few pages in there a day, but it's not much for "workable" type writing. It's random thoughts on a movie I watched on the plane, resort culture (I have a love/hate relationship with fancy places - I always feel like I don't quite fit in them, and what was with Cabo and the free-flowing alcohol and the 60+ somethings drinking from 10am to midnight?) and thoughts on books I was reading, and prayers, plus notes on the interesting bilingual nature of Cabo (I can speak Duolingo Spanish and not well, but I don't think some of those "word-for word" translations were actual). But enough about that - sending you all the hugs for all the stuff you've been through this year so far, and the hope you will have a happier rest of the year.

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