Every Day

I recently started reading this book about writing books. More specifically, writing non-fiction. It's a good book and it's already given me a few things to think about when it comes to writing my own book. At the same time there's this little seed in the back of my mind that says things like "You can't write!" and "No one will care anyways!" and "There is no possible way you can write about this stuff in a way that will seem remotely interesting to a single person on the whole face of the earth.". 

The book also has these exercises that I find interesting and I'm willing to give a shot because I have to start somewhere right? One of said exercises is to do "difficult reading" every day. Difficult in this case is any book that I would normally not read for fun. Another one of the exercises is to write every day. Whether it be 15 minutes or for an hour. I can most certainly attempt all of this but honestly when anyone suggests I do something EVERY day I get a little anxious because I know I won't do it every day. When working full time outside the home and raising a toddler there only a few things that are certain to happen every day. 1. Some kind of meltdown (her or me) 2. Food on the floor and/or walls. and 3. Collapsing into bed at the end of it all wondering how I'm going to make it though another day of tantrums, a demanding job, and food thrown about all over the place. 

Another mental hurdle I am struggling with is I don't feel like I'm a writer. A photographer yes but a writer? What? I don't write FOR REAL. I kind of dabble in it. Or at least that's how I've felt when it comes to writing. Oddly enough I remember wanting to be a writer when I was a teenager. Of course I abandoned the idea when someone who I looked up to and trusted told me I was chasing an unattainable dream. That was a very discouraging moment for me because I saw this person as a motherly figure and if she didn't believe in me then who would? Too bad she never told me that the only one who needs to believe in me is Me, Myself, and I. Good thing I figured out that little tidbit for myself. 

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