I feel as if I am beginning something. I don’t know what yet, but the direction that my blog has taken makes me feel as if I am on the cusp of something - grand? No, probably not. But definitely creative. Whatever I do, I’ll be creative. I’ll create. Cakes. Jewelry. Maybe I’ll learn how to sew.

I also know that velvet paper will somehow be part of this journey, too. I love velvet paper. Even better is the feel of colored chalk moving across the velvet pepper - the idea that colors converge and merge to create a design of my choosing.

And of course, it will include writing. Not the dry stuff that I do now and then to pay some bills. I mean really writing. Things that I want. Novels. Screenplays. Poems. Lots of poems. I can always tell how balanced my creative life is because poems always come out of me in a flood during those times. I wrote a poem last month, but I had to force it out. It turned out okay, but I’ve written better.

So this is a beginning. And also it isn’t. I’ve been in a profession that most would consider creative and I’ve been doing it for several years. But as a writer, I realized that sometimes I had to take on assignments that weren’t all that exciting to keep the bank account well supplied. I’ve moved beyond that now - maybe because I know that no matter what I do, I will be able to find a way to make a living without stressing myself out.

A sign that I am relishing this new era in my professional life? I had the distinct feeling that I heard something on the stove cooking. Convinced that it was nothing, I continued writing. I just got up to tend to my old tea cup where the tea has gotten cold and realized that around thirty minutes ago, I had aspirations to make another cup - a nice blend of Creme Caramel Rooibos Tea

Not only did I forget, but I convinced myself that the boiling noises in the kitchen were just a fluke. When I am immersed and not avoiding my writing tasks, that means I am on the right track. And now that I have my favorite rooibos flavor by my side, I know I can continue writing and working.

So where will all this lead? I am not sure. Maybe I’ll travel. Okay, that’s a given. Maybe I’ll cook lovely things. Yes, I do that too. Learn a language? Of course. Life can be as rich as you want or as dull as you want. You just need to pick yourself up and do.

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