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| My main writing station. |
As I grew from my
tween years, I focused a lot of my time and effort on writing. I was
pumping out novels –– albeit raw, low quality novels ––
almost as fast as my son can run away down the street from me. I had
my other interests as well: drawing, reading, archery, and piano,
among other things. But one of my highest priorities was writing, and
I loved doing it.
I still love
writing. There's an emotional satisfaction from crafting likeable
stories and characters. I think it's that innate, divine part of
everyone that has the desire to create, and storytelling is probably
the closest we mortals will ever come to creating worlds.
As I grew, my
priorities shifted and grew too. I gained more responsibilities in my
church, I worked through college, and I got married and started
having kids. It has become more and more difficult to find a balance
between what I love to do and need to do, but I still find time for
both. My writing sessions have grown irregular, but with God's grace
I still find the inspiration to continue a story where I left off
weeks or maybe months previous.
Outside of writing I
have developed some new interests thanks to a new friend. I have been
participat
ing in the SCA in a Viking persona, and most of my outfit
is done. It's made me appreciate my ancestors more, and it feels neat
to wear something similar to what they wore so many centuries ago.
I've also started
doing some Dungeons & Dragons, and I've really enjoyed developing
a character for the game. I'm not terribly familiar with the D&D
worlds (I've read 3-4 books out of the dozens of Wizards of the Coast
books out there), so she definitely comes across as atypical for a
Forgotten Realms wood elf. Anywho, I look forward to exploring the
game more. Me and my husband like involved strategy games, and we're
hoping D&D for the two of us does not disappoint.
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| My D&D character Althaea |
I've mentioned a few
times that I do archery. I started archery when I was fairly young,
between 9-11 years old. As I continued to practice it, I upgraded to
different bows, and am currently with a beautiful recurve hunting bow
that belonged to my grandpa. Unfortunately, archery too is an
irregular pass-time, especially since given our small back patio
space, practicing serious distance shooting is impossible. However,
at the SCA Harvest Hunt last year I had the opportunity to shoot
long-range, and I did a lot better than I thought I could.
Most of my time is
spent with my two boys, and motherhood is my #1 job. It's a stressful
but rewarding role, as seeing your children learn new things makes
all the frustrating communication problems and late nights worth it.
Me and my oldest will run laps around the house, and I enjoy cuddling
with our littlest one. We enjoy walks and hikes and tickle fights.
I've lagged behind
on updating Xenithar's Musings, but I will be putting up at least a
post a week for the next few months. I've been thinking about what
things I could write about that will engage the readers, and have a
variety of topics planned for the coming weeks.
So what do you like
to do in your free time? Or do you have free time? And are there things you would like me to write about on Xenithar's Musings? Comment below!