So I'm a big fan of lists. I am also a big fan of blogging and creative writing. I like sharing my real self/thoughts, etc and I also like losing myself in the world of fiction, lately the #freewrites have been amazingly inspiring for me, but I also like writing and creating more in depth stories and worlds, for that matter.

The more I get inspired, the more ideas I have. As I'm writing post #1, I may get ideas for other similar topics or rabbit trails that I also want to write about, so I started making lists. And beginnings of stories. Notes, drafts, etc. The problem is that when my list starts getting long, I find myself unable to focus on just doing ONE thing and my brain just scatters in the wind, wanting to flit about and touch on fifty different topics in one thought stream... which doesn't really work for writing a cohesive post.

Anyway, I want to kind of assign myself a set day for certain topics, so I can at least put things in their little boxes, like "Weightloss Wednesday" where I will talk about my progress with weight loss, fitness, challenges, etc. That way, once that is done, my brain can check that off and say, "Okay, no more thinking about weight/fitness related posts. Save that for next week!"

I also have things I want to write about and share because they are things that I'm passionate about and have experience in, like Parenting. I don't know where to stick that one, maybe I'll make "Marm Mondays" (my kids call me 'Marm' and that's a whole post in and of itself!)

I love writing and creating longer fiction works. Creating worlds with in depth characters and plotlines, and yet I also want to continue to do freewrites and other creative writing challenges like this photo prompt writing challenge, too, because I not only truly enjoy doing them AND find them inspirational, but I also love love love the communities that form around challenges like that and I love keeping up with other people who do the same type of challenges.

I love it when my freewrites bring up awesome memories from real life adventures like when we lived on the boat and the kids went Swimming with Dolphins

or when it brought back memories of Seeing my Grandson be born

I also LOVE when they help me work through intense emotional stuff or memories through fictional short stories like this one remembering an ex-stepdad or this one that was part threapeutic, part revenge fantasy aptly titled Retribution.

Anyway, that's just a short peek into my brain. My name is Byn and I am addicted to lists...

This is one such list:

Parenting:

• I Don’t Give a Shit if My Kids Swear
  
• The Day My Daughter Came Out * Gasp *
• Things I Wish I’d Done Differently as a Parent
  
• Just Wait Until They’re Teenagers!

Serialized (or non-short story) Fiction:

• Marriage Healing Fiction
• Chuck: Serendipitous
  
• The Girl in the Woods (time travel)
• A Girl Named Cricket

Random Shit:

• That time I was the Grandma Rapper ;)
• Singing Improv Blues at Open Mic Night
• Fitnesschallenge Weekly “Weightloss Wednesday” updates.
  
• REVIEW/Discuss: Quest Bars, Oxylent, Fasciablaster, Intermittent Fasting

Steemiteducation:

• Family meal plan w/food prep for healthy, easy dinners
• How to Help Your Child Deal with the Mood Monster

Favorite Recipes:

• Protein Waffles
  
• Chicken & Onions
• Steak Chili
• Smoothie Prep
  
• Video and Fitness PLAN going forward with the Fitness Challenge
• FasciaBlaster and Master Blaster Review

Marriage (February):

• The Utterly “Romantic”, Drunken Disaster that became our “How We Met” story
• How I got my husband to propose (That might be a slight exaggeration, since he never did!)
• When I told my husband I wasn’t taking his last name…
• What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Fairy Tale
• Learning Each Other’s Love Language

Personal Stuff:

• Getting Older Bullshit
  
• The Stories of my Tattoos
  
• My Scar Stories
  
• Changing my name
• My mom
• Cutting Ties with ‘family’ (aka Toxic People Don't Deserve Your Energy)
• Living with Multiple People in your Head: Dissociative Identity Order
• Strange Jobs: The Vastly Varied & Sometimes Odd Jobs I’ve Had
• Remembering my Brother I touched on this topic recently with a freewrite that inspired me to talk about my brother
  *Tour of my childhood town (I have video from when I visited along with a lot of stories)

Sharing/Supportive Things:

• Meet My Husband
  
• Meet Abyni
• Meet Jaedin
• Meet Kara
• Meet Kainan
• Meet Paris
• Meet Sprite
• Meet Jazz

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And, well, that's what I'm working with... which means that you may (or may not) see some of these coming from my in the future. I thought when I started Steem that I would only do fiction or only do blogging, but that just isn't who I am. I am too scattered and unfocused for that, so what you see is what you get.

I have vastly enjoyed getting to know other people on this platform and I especially love how diverse the 'crowd' is here. I love how much community there is between everyone and the amount of support I've seen not only for myself, but for others.

Thank you for all of the support and the encouragement. May I continue to write things that other people want to read! :)