It's been almost three years since I wrote my first blog post on here. In that time I've written a whopping five more posts! To be perfectly honest, I kind of forgot about this thing. I'm back now, writing under a new blog name, and A LOT has changed since my first post in 2018.
WARNING: This post is going to contain a good bit of rambling!
My reason for returning is the same as why I originally started this thing; a distraction from my AP.
Feel free to go back to my older posts and read up on the hell that is AP and why, after my shower, I need the distraction.
This blog was originally entitled The Itchy Nanny; the itchiness having to do with my AP, and at that time, I was a nanny. The itchy part remains true, but I'm no longer a nanny.
In the summer of 2018, at the age of 30 I realized that my beloved nanny girls were getting older and would no longer need me. So it was time for a job with benefits that would allow me to save for the future and retirement, and all that fun adult stuff. I began my current career working in a program in an elementary school with students with social, emotional, and behavioral needs.
I'm now in my third year doing this and the first two years, I loved (almost) every day of work. I still love the program, my students and coworkers, but COVID-19 has really fucked things up!
My students are considered high needs, so they've been in person four days a week since September, with Wednesday as a remote learning day for all students. I'll sum this school year up so far by simply saying that it's been a complete shit show!
Now, onto one of the greatest things that's happened since I've been away.
I found and became a part of the most amazing poetry writing communities ever created; Neil Hilborn's Writing Circle! (If you don't know who Neil Hilborn is, I feel sorry for you, but for the love of everything go look him up and watch his poetry performances!!!!) Going into it I was thinking it would be a fun way to improve my poetry and learn from Neil. While that was true, it has also been so much more. Neil has created a family of poets, and while I may not have met any of them in person yet (thanks, COVID) if any of them needed anything, I would be there in a heartbeat. Every week writing circle is scheduled for two hours, but always lasts much longer. There are crazy conversations, uncontrollable laughter, tears, and a genuine feeling of being loved and accepted just the way you are. And isn't that what we all want and need?
I've grown tremendously with my poetry (in my personal opinion). And soon, two of my poems will be published in an Anthology that Neil has put together. It will only be $3 but all proceeds will go towards To Write Love On Her Arms.
Okay, I think that's enough rambling for now. I'm going to try to keep up with this thing and probably focus it more on poetry! 💜💜💜
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