Lisa Writing Wild

I'd been working on homeschooling my preschooler this year, and it wasn't going well. I wasn't consistant or organized at all (which is very unlike me). Until about two months ago when a fellow homeschooler (and great friend) told me about a system other homeschoolers use. The good news is that the system has been going amazingly well, and it turns out it's exactly what I needed to keep me motivated. My son has been learning faster than ever and it's showing. He actually asks to do his schoolwork now. The bad news is I haven't written anything that doesn't have to do with school. I was deep into the first chapter of my new YA novel when all of the new homeschooling stuff came up. I tend to immerse myself completely in one thing and block everything else out. Unfortunately that one thing was my writing. I couldn't even think about my characters since all I can think about is homeschooling. Today I was at the bookstore with my son killing time. He fo...

About once a month I dream about my mom. In the dream the same thing happens each time. Last night I was dreaming about getting ready for a family party, and I walked into a room and she was there. She looked absolutely beautiful. As I always do, I immediately realize I'm dreaming and start to cry. I usually collapse to the floor and cry uncontrollably. She'll ask me how I am or what's wrong, and I always tell her the same thing, "This is a dream and  you're not going to be here long," and I continue to cry. This time when I could tell she was getting ready to leave, I begged her to come back and visit me soon and more often. When I walked out of the room in my dream, I continued on with what I'd been dreaming about before, unaware that I was dreaming. Do you dream like this? Are you ever aware that you're dreaming?