Repurposing

I've been spending a lot of time with Shea lately.  It's been nice, having the summer to explore and do fun things with her.  We've been swimming, bike riding, shopping, etc.  This is the last summer before she begins full time school and that feels big to me.  Her time won't be the same again after this summer.  Nap times, days spent in frivolous (and important) play, and alone with her grandparents will be a thing of the past (mostly).

This change in Shea has also coincided with a certain crisis of purpose for this blog.  I don't know what I want it to be right now.  Haven't for a while.  So, I ask myself, what is the one thing my blog followers ask about most?  Shea.  I've decided to focus myself around the purpose of documenting her life and the experience of parenting her. 

I don't want to overcommit in terms of how often I will be blogging in the next couple of months, but I do want to begin producing.  It is a good exercise in consistent writing that isn't writing on the novel.  So, for the next little bit, I will be focusing almost solely on Little Miss Thing.  It will be good for her to see how much I was paying attention when she was little, how invested I am in her childhood and well being.  Until then, folks...