Trying again

I guess I'm inspired by my friend Carrie's blog. And by a search for what I should be doing with my life right now. I've decided that I need to write more, and why not do that on my little piece of real estate in the blogiverse?

This morning as I knelt in prayer and thought about what I have to be grateful for, the overwhelming answer was "love." I have many friends who love me, all over the world, really, and some close to home. I have my mother who's always loved me, and my father, who, though on the other side of the veil, I know still continues to love and support me. There are so many, and there is so much love. I may not have the element of romantic love in my life right now, but I do not feel empty. I truly do have much to live for and to be grateful for.

On to the next thing. I've been playing with the idea of allotting a certain amount of time each day to writing. Recently I reviewed the little Flash Fiction stories on this blog, and I thought: You know what, Kris? You can write. They may be silly, they may be bits of fluff, but with over a year elapsed since I wrote them, I think I have it in me to write some stories.

The problem is, ideas. I'm not one of those people with plots running around in my head, just waiting to spill over into stories told to others. I am in awe of those with that gift. However, I learned that with a little prompting, I have a fertile imagination that can produce some readable stuff. So I think I may challenge myself to give myself some story prompts and work with them. Photos, situations, overheard comments -- anything like that can be starting ground for a story. If I had money I'd take a class, but at the moment I don't, so I'll have to challenge myself.

So, that's one way I could go. I also need to start doing more with my self-taught InDesign and web design training.

All right, I'm glad I did this even though it sounds like so many of my journal entries; lots of potential and ideas that don't get follow-through. Right now I'm going to tackle some work in my basement office/spare bedroom, which looks like a tornado hit it and really needs some work. I've been avoiding my work in large part because I can't handle this space right now.