pattydawnday

As a person who is constantly striving for self improvement, I have recently begun to feel as if a serious of events in my life has left me momentarily out of control of it. My new mantra is to take control of my life. By that I mean to really discover what I want most to do and who I most want to be and to actively work towards becoming that person. Whether that means reading more, writing more, taking better care of myself or the people I love most, I am not quite sure. I know that this is a journey I will be on for a long time, but that it will come down to the little decisions I make each day. I just want to become more conscious and focused in those decisions, and I think I can do that.

I have changed my focus from writing just about my neighborhood to a chronicle of my experiences substituting in the Minneapolis Public School District. I just started subbing last week and it has been eye opening. I actually wrote my first chapter, or account, today and I feel great about it! I think now that this might actually happen. It is something that I’ve wanted to do for as long as I can remember and to actually be doing something about it is very gratifying. Now, if I can just write the next. I won’t even start to think about what happens when I’ve got it together. I am just going to relish the moment of new beginnings – they are always the best.

I am a struggling journalist and just moved into a inner city neighborhood with a colorful cast of characters in my three story apartment building. I’ve always wanted to write a book and this seems like the perfect thing.