Last time I wrote, we were in the throes of a global pandemic. It doesn’t get much more dramatic than that! A lot has happened since then though and I suddenly find myself wanting to return to this website and the blog. (I pay for the URL after all!)
I’ve had a baby. Yep. Four months ago our daughter joined us and upended everything we thought of as normal. I’m on maternity leave from my day job and have spent a fair bit of time pondering the classic new mum question of “Who am I now?”
It might sound ridiculous to some of you, but I’ve been wondering if I’m even allowed to want and need to write now that the baby is here? Shouldn’t my time with her be fulfilling enough for me not to long for those things that were important to me before she came along?
I’ve written the first draft of a novel and although it’s a mess, I think it has something worthwhile and I want to work on it. And although time is tight, I thought I’d map the journey (ick) here for anyone who would like to come along. I’ll be finding out what it’s like to be creative with a young infant and share my thoughts and progress once a week, usually on a Thursday, hence The Thursday Blog.
So that’s the intro. More next week!
Thank you for reading,
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Madicken Malm 