intentions

I'm trying to decide what my intentions with this blog are. I like to be focused and I think this will help. I'm not planning to write about anything specific. But I know myself, and these are the things I will probably touch on:
Knitting
Education
Books
Cats
Random Rants
Musings

I have been resistant to blogging for a very long time--though you may notice that I have several blogs; this is because I have taken several technology classes whilst pursuing this masters and each have required that I keep a blog. I never thought--and still don't--that I have much to say to the world, knitting or otherwise. But I was catching up with an old friend last week and she asked me if I write--she knows I teach English, it's a logical next step for most people. I do, sometimes, and only for myself. Sometimes I show my writing to others and sometimes I don't. And then the TAKS test rolled around this week--for those of you not in education, yes, you can die of boredom--and I had a lot of time to think. A lot. You aren't allowed to do anything but stare at the students while they are testing, and I can only think about that one kid's checkered socks for so long. So I thought about writing instead. And about Elizabeth Richmond-Garza and her "When I grow up and become a real person, I want to be Lord George Gordon Byron" line. Then I started thinking about writing. And blogging. And I realized that when I grow up and become a real person I want to be a writer and knit. This week at least. And I thought that maybe, just maybe, this would be a good place to start. Maybe someone will happen upon my blog and start reading. And call me up. (um, email me.) And say, hey, I like your writing. And say, thanks, I enjoyed it.

Wouldn't that be nice?

So here it is. The blog I am committed to write. I don't promise it will be every day, or even every week. But perhaps every month? When I have something to say?