I’ve been afraid of “losing my name” for awhile now. Of course, I don’t mean this literally- I’ve had my christian name on lockdown for more than three decades and I got my married name sorted out more than ten years ago. I mean my domain name. When I would think about steps I needed to take to make my career in writing a reality they went roughly as follows:
- Get inspired
- Feed kids/clean kids/put kids in bed/put kids back in their bed
- Write
- Put kids back in their bed again
- Read blogs about writing
- Worry that I’m not getting enough time to write
- Worry that someone else is going to buy my own name domain name out from under me before I’m able to get my career off the ground.
- Convince myself that I would never get published with a website like www.jenniezcarr.wordpress.com or worse www.jenniemarieziverkcarr.com
- Get a drink (tea, water, and often wine)
- Put kid back to bed in my own bed- victory is theirs
- Hide my computer in secure location until the next day (if the kids find it, the buttons will all be pulled off before I drink my morning coffee).
Today I put those concerns to rest-even if putting my kids to rest continues to be a struggle. I bought my name domain www.jenniezcarr.com. It’s mine. Now all I have to do is make good on the commitment I’ve made to myself. I promise I will believe in my own persistence, skills, and creativity to make my long imagined career in writing a reality.
(Now I’m going to hide my computer on top of the refrigerator)
