This summer I had the best intentions. I had found a community of writers and heard about several amazing writing opportunities that I could participate in while at home, on my schedule. I bought a new notebook just for the 100 Days of Summer Writing. I printed the daily slides for easy access. Then the time came to start writing and I would find excuses not to write. Even as I write this post, I am ashamed to admit that I have not been writing much at all.
As I look ahead to the school year, I know I need to be a writer in my own life so I can honestly encourage my students to be writers in their lives. I have been thinking that I am expecting my students to do something that I do not do consistently...write. I make time to read, so I need to make time to write as well.
My goal for the remainder of the summer is to begin writing more often. Even if it begins as just once a week, it will be a start. I have a blog that I do not utilize effectively as a place to write. I have a fun new notebook that I have not used much at all. But that needs to change. I am getting ready to head on vacation and am wanting to journal the trip with my daughters. Talk about a great place to start!
It is time to open the notebooks. Happy writing!
Michelle Olson is a reading specialist by day and wife, mom, and Usborne book lady by night. She recently earned my doctorate and focused on students’ attitudes towards themselves as writers and their own writing. Follow her on Twitter at @molson414 and at her blog, Books on the Back Porch: https://booksonthebackporch.wordpress.com She is also a contributor for the Reading by Example blog: https://readingbyexample.com
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