My husband’s Swiss grandfather had a saying that vaguely translates to: “At work you do what you can, but at the dinner table you must push yourself.” It has become one of those passed-down family sayings that always brings a smile.
I am satisfying my craving for community, connection, and recognition by continuing to keep the journal I have been keeping for 35 years and now publishing it here on Substack and gathering together the 100,000 words of this series I have written the last four months (!!!!!!) to submit to my publisher to consider another book. Best of both worlds!
Thank you. I also want to say that the conversation we had a few months ago was pivotal for me when you suggested that I lean into my observational nature. Soon after that I just thought, Damn it! I am a diarist! Let's do this! So that is basically what I am doing. Thank you!
At this point I basically have a formula or system for doing this journal series. I post from my Substack twice a week but every day I also post a Note or two from the series.
I am satisfying my craving for community, connection, and recognition by continuing to keep the journal I have been keeping for 35 years and now publishing it here on Substack and gathering together the 100,000 words of this series I have written the last four months (!!!!!!) to submit to my publisher to consider another book. Best of both worlds!
That is the best of both worlds! Congrats!!
Thank you. I also want to say that the conversation we had a few months ago was pivotal for me when you suggested that I lean into my observational nature. Soon after that I just thought, Damn it! I am a diarist! Let's do this! So that is basically what I am doing. Thank you!
Oh, Polly -- that's so generous of you. Thank you for that! A diarist! Truly wonderful.
Now and then I get some flash out of it but I don't try to force it.
At this point I basically have a formula or system for doing this journal series. I post from my Substack twice a week but every day I also post a Note or two from the series.
Here is a link to Bubbly, posted this morning: https://substack.com/@pollywalkerblakemore/note/c-225664037?r=4z0w0i&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web