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Ellen Grzymkowski's avatar

I love this so much. In not being able to write…you’re writing 🤍🙏🏻.

Rebecca Marie's avatar

It’s all about tricking the brain into words 😆🙈

Megan Hogg's avatar

Ok this made me chuckle: “Sometimes I have to stop writing so I don’t burn dinner. Surely this can’t be my whole method?” All the mother writers know 😅😅

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Hahahaha glad I’m not alone in this 😂

Adrienne Morris's avatar

I love this too! Suddenly all inspiration has left me, and I'm distracted by so many busy things in life. At least you're writing about it!

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Hahaha glad I’m not the only one! It is a helpful prompt 💛

Bethany's avatar

This is fantastic, Bec. Loved reading it, thanks for sharing your beautiful musings 🥰.

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Awww thank you Bethany 💛💛💛

The Barnabas Files's avatar

I love this. This treatise is a delight.

I adore that your kitchen is a bistro and that you're cooking real food.

I am pleased to inform you that winter solstice has been and gone. The longer days are on their way!

And this is a season. It's called the "I'm building a house on a farm nowhere near where I currently live and I have toddlers" season. It will pass. It won't always be like this. In the meantime, keep reading, especially fiction.

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Awww thank you so much for all of this Meredith!! Trying very hard to lean into my season and not run ahead to future problems 😆

Kym VdP's avatar

UGH I HEAR YOU on so many of these! and you know I think this already but you should definitely keep the dream of a poetry collection alive! And how can anyone *not* be friends with you?! 😉💛

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Hahahah awww thanks Kym for having my back!! Also I just saw that Origin Collective have released day only tickets but now I’m away the first week of the holidays as my husband is building us a shed 😆😆

Amy Stopher's avatar

Can you please write a poetry collection?! Love this Bec x

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Nawww thanks for the vote of confidence Ames, and being my first buyer as always!!

Bekah Buchterkirchen's avatar

Oh my goodness. This is incredible! So so relatable. And I think this, in fact, is very good writing indeed 😉

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Hahahahah thank you!

Joy Nicholas's avatar

That last one has been another version of my reason I couldn’t write anything besides my journal entries for a couple months. “I’m stressed. I’m so so stressed.” Now it’s another version of what you’ve written here. Moving is not for the faint hearted. Hopefully we both can write something we’re happier with soon! I keep thinking of something I heard David Sedaris say, to read things that make you think, “I could do that!” I go back to certain favorites that get my writing wheels start moving again.

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Thank you for the solidarity and the tip 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💛

Alecia Nicole's avatar

I relate :) Great job for writing this & getting it out there! 💙

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Hahahaha glad I’m not the only one. Thank you 💛💛💛

Lindsay Sledge's avatar

Ahhhh Bec!! Because the toddler is suddenly quiet is my favorite reason you listed. Toddlers do grow up and houses-in-progress become strong, sturdy homes. You will make it through this season. :-)

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Awww thanks Sledge! I think because my middle is nearly 6 you just get out of the habit so I legit just forgot the chaos of two years old. But he’s also super delightful at this age and I know now how quick it goes 🤷🏼‍♀️

Ashley L Case's avatar

I love this. This is writing. You are not alone. AND the poetry collection in your dreams is going to be amazing when you make it!

Rebecca Marie's avatar

Thank you for the solidarity (and believing in the collection dream mua ha ha) 💛💛💛