On Writing: Why Am I Scared to Write?

I have always (secretly) took pride in my writing ability. I've always thought... believed... that I could write. I mean, really write and get published someday. But to date, I still haven't published anything yet. Except some poems way back in high school, when I was a managing editor and literary editor of our school paper, but nothing in any major or even small commercial publication. Unless you count that one time in Reader's Digest in their "You Said It" section back in 2002, when I submitted my opinion about cloning, that's it. I'm not even close to finishing a decent novel. 

Anyway, here's a proof of that published opinion in Reader's Digest. What the heck? I might as well immortalize it here...

Reader's Digest August 2002 Issue

Yes, I have been talking about... been telling myself that I am going to devote time to writing. To allot hours everyday to sit and put my thoughts and the plots in my head on paper, but I never seem to get around to actually doing it. I seem to always find an excuse. My day job, the stress, the timing... etc... etc...  Even when I took a break from work and stayed at home for one whole year, I still found excuses. The dishes, the laundry, the bathroom, the cooking, etc... etc...

On Getting Pregnant: While some women...

23 May 2017

While some women have no trouble getting knocked up, I go through a lot of trouble just to get pregnant. We have been trying for years. Well, I once did but it was short-lived and we’ve been trying again since.

While some women try to avoid sex to prevent pregnancy, I am trying to have as much sex as possible to get pregnant and take vitamins in case I do succeed. While some women are cautious about having sex during their fertile window, I make it a point to have sex within that period. I track my cycle days. Monitor my temperature, weight, cervical mucus and cervix position to determine my ovulation day and make sure I have sex on that very day. Yes, I perform an internal examination on my vagina everyday. 

On Being a Stay-at-Home Wife: How My Day is Spent

Having been a working girl most of my adult life and having been surrounded by friends of the same workaholic nature, I am frequently asked how am I faring as a stay-at-home wife. What do I do with all those free hours of the day? What do I keep myself busy with? Don't I get bored? Those are their questions with follow up statements like: "Me, I wouldn't know what to do." "I would die of boredom." "I'd go crazy." Etc...etc...etc...

I understand their concerns and they are valid ones. I used to think the same way when I was still working. After all, I've worked for 13 years straight then one year rest before going back to work for another 2 years. So, 15 working years all in all. I must be missing it sometimes, right?

Well, I must admit, I do miss it sometimes. But not to the point of going crazy. At least not yet. How far am I in this work hiatus, let's see... Hmmmm.... Just about 7 months. Not too long yet, I know. But for the benefit of those wondering how a stay-at-home wife spend her days, here are the things I busy myself with:

Crocheted Cover Up for Summer

My first big crochet project after a very, very loooonnnggg time! 

My "Creations" post prior to this was in 2013 and I wasn't even able to complete that project! Hahaha!  

But this time, I'm really back to my old hobbies and even dabbled in new ones so I'm hoping I'd get to post more "creations" (fingers crossed). 😝

It's 2017 already, so...WAZZUP???

It has been quite a long time since I last posted anything on any of my blogs. I had been so caught up with work and a helluva lot of things in this so-called life for the last two  years. Stress and dramas. Adventures and misadventures. But I don't want to dwell on that. Right now, I'm in a new phase in my life. Re-sorted out my priorities and now focused on things that I love doing.

So what's up in Elsbeth L.S.E.'s NeverWonderland?