A Change of Pace
I have had a really hard time posting an entry in the past week and a half or so. My mind was drawing a blank and when I forced myself to the computer to write, I ended up allowing myself to get preoccupied with ebay or reading other people's blogs. Truth is, I am finding the theme of my blog confining. Yes, I am a proud grandmother, but I am so much more, and I have so much more to share. The result is that I feel frustrated trying to relate all posts to a delightful role that means so much to me, but constitutes only part of my life. In my life I wear many hats, which I suspect, is the case with most people my age. Mother, Teacher, Daughter, Friend, Colleague, Volunteer, Entrepreneur, Reiki Master/Teacher, Single Woman, Senior Citizen, Tenant, Concerned Citizen, Mentor... all are roles that engage me and make me the person I am. I would like to blog about issues that affect these different roles, since this is what modern grandparents are. We don the hat of grandparent without relinquishing our other roles. The front porch with the rocking chair is gone and we would probably kick it off the porch anyway if it were still there. We're younger, healthier and more educated than many grandparents of past generations and since we enjoy a longer life expectancy than the last generation, we continue to grow and develop interests well into our senior years. So, don't be surprised if some of my future entries don't seem to directly relate to grandchildren or grandparenting. I can promise you only that my posts will resonate with modern, enlightened grandparents in all aspects of their lives.
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and click My Path Productions for ideas that support conscious living.
I have been a grandma for 8 years and I am loving it! I am new to blogging and I enjoyed visiting your site. I recently created my own blog about the things I do with my nine grandchildren to enrich their lives, their relationships with one another, and with me of course.
When I was raising my own family my friends always told me that I should write a book about the traditions and the activities I did with my children. I never did. But now, they (other grandma's and parents of other grandchildren) are telling me I need to write a book on being a creative grandma.
I finally decided that maybe I do have something to share. Thanks for your great example of a really great grandma blog.
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...and thanks for the compliment! Nice to know that some people are reading the blog even though I have had to take a little hiatus to set up my classroom and start school...(a girl's gotta pay the rent, you know. ) I'll visit your blog soon. It sounds very interesting.
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I heartily sympathise. Sometimes the set objectives of a blog becomes an author's straitjacket. I can wander quite seriously off the 'parenting' reservation in my posts, though I try to drop in a few references to the putative theme of Mum's the Word (or Pa). Truth be told, I'm looking forward to seeing more facets of your personality being revealed as you travel further afield in your posts...
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So glad to hear from you! I know I am taking a chance on offending people with opinions on controversial topics, like politics, but...to borrow your phrase, truth be told, this has never stopped me in the past, so it most likely won't stop me now. Anyway, I find the older I get, the easier it is to "get away with" being forthright. People who don't agree with you just blame a senior's "misguided" opinions as senility or crochetyness :>
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