What a Life!

I used to blog regularly, way back in the day, but somehow I lost my mojo. I would say there are three simple reasons for this:

First of all, we started homeschooling. As a new homeschooler, I was figuring things out and didn’t really want to write posts about what we were doing only to be made to look foolish by the comments people left. I didn’t want my enthusiasm to be mistaken for a superiority complex. So I wrote this off as a topic for blogging, even though it absorbed much of my life and creative energy.

Second, I work from home and have clients who may read my blog. When I blog, I feel guilty, like they’re going to be mad at me. “She’s blogging, but she hasn’t gotten my pattern back to me yet. What is she doing?!?!?”

Finally, there really wasn’t much left to write about. I mean, I know my kids still do cute things, but I’m so busy I hardly have time for a quick status update on Facebook, much less writing a clever blog post about it.

This weekend I took time off for masterly inactivity. I didn’t do any editing. In fact, I hardly did any knitting. But I feel very much refreshed. I have a rule against working on Sunday evenings, but after a weekend of doing nothing, I decided to bend the rule a little.

And you know what? I was at the top of my game. Two hours spent editing, 100% focused and engaged in what I was doing. If only I could always be that way when I work.

I think I am going to indulge in masterly inactivity more often. And I won’t feel guilty about it. I’ll play the piano. Do sudoku puzzles. Read good books. Spend time with my family. Go for long walks. Make cookies. And maybe even knit. I’ll even blog about it, and I won’t feel guilty about it at all. I’ll get to those patterns, and my designers will get the most for every dollar they spend having me edit their patterns.

And homeschooling? I love homeschooling. It’s a journey, not a destination. But I’m ready to start talking about it and leave tracks for others to follow. I have learned so much from others who have blogged about their homeschooling journeys. It is time to start writing about our own.