What I have been doing for the last 6 months

What have I been doing for the last six months?

I’m self-publishing, that’s what I’m doing

There are other activities that sometimes come centre-stage, but for the most part, writing and editing dominate my time.

I recently traveled to Australia, and on the immigration form it asked me for my occupation. I haven’t been in paid employment since I left my job last September when my husband and I traveled to Brazil for a few months. Back then I would have put ‘Information Specialist’, or ‘Business Analyst’, or ‘Web Developer’; none of which really fitted comfortably anyhow, and certainly even less now!

Since coming back to New Zealand, I can’t seem to entertain any thought about employment, let alone follow through and turn up; the energy just isn’t there. The grace isn’t there. Standing there in the customs queue, drawing a blank on that question, I decided to redefine this pitted term for myself. How about: ‘what occupies my time’.

Writing of course!

For the first time ever, I wrote ‘Writer‘ on the immigration form. And for the first time ever ever ever, I felt comfortable, in fact, perfectly entitled, to using that term.

That is huge!

And what is even more huge is that I want to share with you my current project.

My next post will be the Preface for my poetry book(s). I found an angle on presenting my poetry that I really like, and its drawing a lot of excitement and enthusiasm for me to stay present with this project. Stay tuned

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