Decomama

Relaunching. Reinventing. Rebooting. That's a whole lot of RE's. I am REady to REsurrect my blog and course correct my writing journey. You heard it here first people. Decomama has served me well since 2009 but like everything in life, there comes a time when things need a shake up. That time is now. I was going to mess with the format today but it felt like an arduous task when all I really felt like doing was writing. The thing with REbirthing is that it is hard work. I know. I know. As author Glennon Doyle famously hammers home the message of "we can do hard things", I still REsist and procrastinate until I just cannot go one more day without tackling whatever it is that needs tackling. 

 Over the next short while, you will likely be REdirected to a new blogsite, hear some stories you haven't heard before (well, at least not in written form), and my wish is that all my former and current REaders will join me on this new REpaved road. I never know where it is going (do any of us?), but it could be REcharging for me and REvealing to you. 

  As just about any writer will tell you, the process of writing begins long before the first keystroke. It's much like how great sex doesn't start in the bedroom. Great long lead in time to the story in my mind or the days of flirtation that lead to that memorable romp are an important part of the journey. I will admit I need way more time with a story idea than I do for the foreplay. Weeks and months versus hours and days, however that may be TMI for some of you. I digress. My point is I have had a lot of ideas on simmer the last year or so that finally feel ready to REgurgitate. 

You could expect some tales from what I am dubbing The Kyeema North Chronicles, or, thoughts on what it is like being the mother of a Transgender kid, or Navigating Life with Aging Parents, or being a Plant-Based eater in a world of Carnivores, or reflections on Boomer Women and Aging (who is that staring back at me in the mirror?). Some light reading (gardening, decorating, cooking) interspersed with some more serious subjects and always a bit of humour because if we cannot laugh at ourselves or the folly of life, it sure wouldn't be much fun. In a world where everyone seems so touchy and overly sensitive about just about everything and every pronoun, it is my belief we all need to lighten up a bit and RElax. 

 For a start, I am going to create a new handle. I am no longer working as a decorator and although I am still and always will be a Mom, my kid has been out of the nest for some time now and I no longer feel the same sense of identification with either of those former, full-on roles. Who is Decomama now? What words would I use to describe my 64 year old self? What do I want to convey to my readers? Jump in here folks. I am not settled on a new name yet. Please send me your suggestions. Should I choose your idea for my new Blog Title, I will award you with the garden ornament you see in the photo above. I make these as a hobby now (always the decorator). If you don't like the prize, I will give it to someone you know who does. 

 REady, set, go!