It's a start...

So, here I am again: in front of an empty screen.  I started this blog to explore some ideas and record memories.  The thing is, I've always enjoyed creative writing, but I've never been that good about it (or that disciplined).  I'm afraid of being terrible, of no one listening, or, the worst case scenerio, not having anything of value to write about.

What a pitiful quandry!

I suppose the more pitiful thing would be to give up completely and wallow in self-doubt.  So, today, I embrace my empty audience (what a true freedom!) and my keyboard.  I'm planning to try to write every week, even if it is just a word or two.  Literally.

It all goes back to the second grade.  After recess, we returned to our desks and had to write for 30 minutes.  I suppose it was really just some extra time for Mr. Graves to grade tests and catch up on his planning, but I used most of the time for passing notes with my second-grade-best-friend Abby Fulton and the other 5 minutes for journaling.  Mr. Graves gave us a list of topics to spark our writing interest.  It went along the lines of:
1. If I were a dinosaur, what kind would I be, and what would I do all day?
2. What do you want to be when you grow up?
3. If you could be the teacher for the day, what would you do?
and so on.

So, here is my current list:
1.  St. Therese
2.  Cooking with Liam
3.  Raising a daughter- my fears and my hopes
4.  Great Expectations of marriage
5.  My birth story
6.  My love story
7. Kendra
8. My ancestors
9.  Funny patients (HIPPA approved, of course)
10. My dreams

Here we go...