On "Spring Break"

    It's "Spring Break" here in Overland Park. "Spring Break" could bring to mind a picture of happy children playing outdoors in short sleeves with sunshine. If you're a parent, you know that "Spring Break" is actually code for the third Winter Break in so many months. First, there is Winter Break 1, which is a full three weeks between December 15th and January 4th. Then, there is Winter Break 2, formally scheduled for February 16th - February 20th, but due to unforeseen circumstances, it is actually most of February. February features multiple school closings compliments of "hazardous road conditions from overnight snow" and chance encounters with the disease du jour. It should be noted that overnight snow never exceeded 2 inches and melted by 9 AM. It's enough to shut schools down for an entire day. Then add in multiple battles with this year's (very aggressive) Norovirus causing "squirty toots" for one family member (who shall remain anonymous), and I think you get the idea.  

    This brings us to "Spring Break."  For the record, the first official day of Spring 2023 is Monday, March 20th, the day my girls will be returning to school from "Spring Break."  For the record, the high for this upcoming Saturday, March 18th, is estimated to be a very brisk 31 degrees. For the record, the tulips and daffodils aren't even blooming, telling the truth about things. For the record, "Spring Break" is actually Winter Break 3.

  

Testing, Testing...Is This Thing On?

Hi!  Hello!  Welcome!  It's been...seven years...since I wrote a blog post.  Honestly, I'm lucky I even remembered my blog's website.  I came to this site unsure I could log in, but lo and behold, I'm in and typing!  Maybe a curious someone is reading?  So once again.  Hi!  Hello!  Welcome!

Why am I back here?  Why resurrect this corner of the internet that seemingly ran its course?  

The answer?  A little voice.

I write for the joy of it, and most of the time, my writing doesn't see the light of day.  I keep a journal full of morning pages, and at the beginning of 2023, I started earnestly working on a book.  This is the third book I've started, but the only one I've kept working on consistently over weeks and weeks.  As of today, I'm 14,000 words in.  To quote Seth Godin: "The goal in blogging/business/inspiring non-fiction is to share a truth or at least a truth as the writer sees it.  To not just share it, but to spread it and to cause change to happen."  

So here's to yet again building new habits and getting started.  And to the truth, at least as I see it.