One small step for Samone...

I think that journaling is extremely important because it:

• is a snapshot of today, how I'm feeling, what I'm doing and thinking
• will provide some insite to my thinking pattern for myself, and my loved ones, especially my children (dare I say grandchildren) who may want to know anything about me when I'm old and not much into talking, or dead
• will help me remember what daily life was like with these mongrels that I call children
• will help me with the journaling my scrapbook pages, should I ever find time to create any.

However, I don't ever take the time to journal.  I walk through life drafting a journal all day long, narrating to myself in my head as though I am writing in the pages of some novel.  I think it's because I aim to write.  I don't have time to write because I'm raising 3 children and working full time, but I fully plan on doing so as soon as the kids don't suck up all of my time. 

Don't get me wrong, caring for them is a labor of love, like nursing.  It's something that is a challenge, but worth doing, so I refuse to wish it away.  I know that these days with my girls are very important and that I will miss them when they're gone.  This early time with them is formative and will perhaps be the most significant in their lives. 

I also know that if I don't force myself to journal, then I'll never do it.  I guess I have to strike a balance between living life and capturing it for memory. I'll end this blog like I end all new journals, with doubt and the hope that this will be the turning point, that I will continue to write on a consistent, if not daily basis.