Steamy Scribbles

Hello! I’m hoping this will be a fun adventure for everybody. I always loved reading and storytelling. I started writing little short stories in elementary school, just to prove to myself that I could. I always felt there were stories and characters inside of me that just needed to come out on paper.

In middle school I attempted to write my own novel in two spiral bound notebooks. Was it good? …. no. But I tried, and I did get over 100 pages in. It was a good concept, but I think it was just too big of a story for my little 6th grade brain to fully flesh out. Did I give it to my English teacher to read and give feedback on like I was this great young author writing the next Eragon? You bet I did! I had no shame or humility back then, and boy did I cringe reading those notebooks at the end of high school. Gotta shout out to my poor teacher for putting up with me for an entire year.

Now I’m an adult with my boy crazy 11 year old, and my sassy, spitfire 5 year old. I work a full-time job in Healthcare and have ADHD. My life is full, but recently, I feel unfulfilled. I love my daughters, my husband, and my job is alright. But I’ve come to realize that in all the day to day life,  I’ve let my creative spark die out. I found time to rekindle my relationship with reading, but I think it’s time to come back to being the one telling the stories. I want to breathe life into blank pages and create new lives for other people to dive into and experience. … I just need to get past my imposter syndrome just a little bit. Would love words of encouragement and feedback. I hope you enjoy this journey with me!