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Articles on Family + Moms. |
| Confessions
of an Amateur |
content by tammy human
published: June 7, 2010
Writing content for "Family & Mom's" is a very exciting
opportunity for me and I look forward to not only sharing my thoughts and
experiences of family life with you but also learning along with you as we
journey through what it is like to be a parent, a wife/partner as well as a
daughter and possibly a sibling.
So, what's my confession? I have no idea what I am doing and that scares me. In
all honesty, I wasn't expecting to get a positive reply email back in response
to stating my interest in writing for the femail.ca website. Especially not so
soon after sending my letter of interest in. After all, I mentioned that
"I'm definitely not an expert by any means" and that my experience
only lies in the fact that I'm in a stable relationship (just celebrated 13
years of marriage on May 31 as a matter of fact) and a mother to three
children. What I didn't mention was that my husband actually makes a better
wife and mother than I do. (It's okay - he's not afraid to show his feminine
side!)
Ok. I had also stated that I'm currently taking a children's writing course
through the "Institute of Children's Literature". That probably
scored me some brownie points. The thing is, when I mentioned I was taking the
'long road' with the course - I maybe should have expanded on how long that
road has been. Let's see. I started it when I was on maternity leave with my
youngest child. Technically, the course is promoted as being 18 months in
length. Did I mention that this past weekend we just hosted my youngest child's
birthday party? Yeah. She's now SEVEN! No worries, though. I paid for the
course in full so apparently they aren't going to kick me out. (And it really
is a great course!)
Regardless of all that, after I read the response from Jeff (the Business
Development Officer of Sweepstakes.ca) I did the expected 'happy dance', sang
out (not well, mind you, but I was the only one home so it didn't really
matter) "I have a job - a non-paying one, but yea -- I have a
job!".
The did laundry duties were done with more energy than I have in years
(ummm...I'm not really sure if I've ever done laundry with energy so just
imagine me flying up and down the stairs instead of slowly making my way up and
down them between loads), and then proceeded to TRY to prepare lunch for my
kids. I'm not really one for being in the kitchen to begin with but now that
I'm termed a homemaker (more on that in another article) it is a duty I've had
to incorporate into my routine.
Anyway, that day's lunch was just going to be a simple Cream of Tomato Soup
with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. As I went about my merry way, my mind was
possibly more on what I'd write about than on what I was making. It took awhile
to comprehend why there wasn't any steam coming up from the soup. Apparently,
it helps if you turn the element on! Alright. Good. Steam! I probably wouldn't
have had slightly dark grilled cheese sandwiches either if I hadn't been so
busy running back and forth between the stove and the computer making sure that
I hadn't just imagined the whole writing job thing.
I suppose I should have a point to all this storytelling. And I do. I am a
woman. A woman who doubted the possibility that I could publish content that
others would find appealing. A woman who isn't perfect but who will give life
her best shot. A woman who, when expecting her first child, cried while on the
phone to her mother because she didn't understand why she needed so many
burping blankets...a sure indication that she was going to be the worst mother
in the world. (Apparently, I was supposed to keep in mind that I had received
over 75 of the said blankets as hand-me-downs from a few different moms and
that although they were well-meaning, I didn't have to keep them all. Sheesh,
mom. You could have told me that before I washed them all!) I am a woman who
could be your next-door neighbor, your best friend or your worst enemy. Like
you, I have hopes and dreams, doubts and fears. Like you, I have been shaped by
experiences. Experiences I want to explore. Experiences I want to share.
So i will be going to task on content publishing. This was my introduction as
an amateur who is excited. I enjoyed this short blurb. I find that when I'm
writing, sometimes I just never shut-up. And I realized that I never even
touched on any of the things I planned on writing about on that day my kids had
cold soup and burned grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch! And don't think it
hasn't crossed my mind that this might not even get read by you. What if the
"powers that be" (aka Jeff) don't like how I write a lot about
nothing and decides not to even publish this, MY FIRST ARTICLE?
Til the next article (I hope), I bid you a nice day. |
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