Confabulate??

A few months into raising three young children on my own the cutest thing happened. My daughter (we'll call her Bug-a-Boo) was just 18 months and sleeping in a crib. I went into her room a little after bedtime to make sure Bug-a-Boo was tucked in and found her asleep on her back, feet straight up in the air resting on the wall. It was the cutest, funniest thing I had ever seen! I giggled and wished I had a camera but even more than the camera- I remember wishing I had someone to show; someone to share that moment with; to say, "Oh sweetie, come look at Bug-a-Boo! Isn't that the cutest thing you've ever seen?" But it was just me and three sleeping children. So what did I do? I wrote it in my journal. 

Although I felt a smidgen of satisfaction after penning that endearing story in my journal, it just wasn't the same as sharing it with a person. Keeping a journal has always been an important part of my life. With so many thoughts, ideas, concerns, fears, joys, (and on and on and on) circling in my head it has always been necessary for me to get as much as I can down on paper in order to make room for just the few things that I need to focus on for the time being. "Take things one day at a time," (a cliche if I ever heard one) is good advise for any parent.  Become a single parent and suddenly that mantra becomes, "Take things one HOUR at a time."  (And on the really bad days, minute by minute.)

And so, while I've continued to reflect and record in my journal, (as much as I can possibly find time for) I feel it is time to find an outlet to share and connect with people rather than just pen to paper.

This is where I explain the name of my new blog:

con·fab·u·late

From the Latin confabulatus; to talk;  fabula meaning story (fable.)

 intransitive verb \kən-ˈfa-byə-ˌlāt\

1: to talk informally : chat

2: to hold a discussion : confer

Synonyms: advise, confer, consult, debate, chew over, discuss, dispute, kick around, talk over, ventilate, rehash, coach, guide, tutor, recommend, suggest, direct, refer.

 

I don't think I'll spend much time writing anything that might cause debate or dispute, however, "talk over, coach, guide, tutor, recommend, suggest, and even chew over" all sound good to me. Would you agree?

 

 

The Power of the Written Word by Suzy Plantamura.