Working on the Bucket List

As if a message from God, or more so my local library, I received an email for a writing workshop for those wanting to become a writer. I have not called and reserved my seat yet, but I am hoping that come Monday morning they will still have a spot for me. At first I was a little apprehensive, envisioning this workshop filled with retirees and missed Saturday afternoons, but the more I think about it the more I think I will really benefit from this.

I am still waiting to hear back from About.com for their Guide Writer position. I do not have any professional or formal writing experience, just field experience, so I am not sure if they will pursue me at all. I was very proud of my sample article and received some great reviews from friends and family. Ever since I have written that article though, I have been dreaming about how wonderful a job that would be, about how much I could enjoy writing for a living, and how much I now find myself with so much that I want to say.

And as the title of my blog post alludes to, it has been something on my "bucket list" now for a while, to write a book. I am still working on what and when and how and who, but it is something that I really want to do.

So maybe it is pure coincidence that I actually read the mass email blast from the Florence, Al public library, or maybe God has my new-found interests in his horizons, either way, I know who I will be calling come 9:00 tomorrow morning to reserve a spot and create in this mama a writer!

Random Thought

If you could jet around the world to reach a place where the weather could reflect your mood would you? Of course you would! What a question! On a Sunday night like this one, I would choose to transport some place where it would be winter right now. I can almost feel the crisp, cold air on my face, drying out my skin and lips, the dark blue backdrop with fluffy, fat snowflakes falling silently on the blanketed ground. I would be sitting inside next to a fire, under a warm fleece blanket, and watching my favorite movie.