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The suitcase is almost packedβ¦ not sure if I have enough notebooks though? π
The countdown is officially on. Two more sleeps until I am off for 5 nights and 5 full days of thought-provoking writing, creative workshops and basically totally immersion in the arts! The excitement is building and so are the nerves.
I am not going to lie but when I applied for the bursary for the John Hewitt International Summer School, I thought there was no way I would be successful so I hadnβt really thought much beyond the application form.
Now here I am. Notebooks, reading books and my Kindle happily line the inside of my case. Clothes and outfits are the afterthought.
Excitement, panic and wee bit of fear⦠imposter syndrome! A hole melting pot of emotions, feelings and thoughts.
The mum guilt is well and truly in full throttle. I have never left the kids for this long, or Aidan to be fair⦠and never on my own! I know people do things like this all the time, but not me! I have spent the best part of twenty years studying, working, being mummy to each and every little call of my name and sharing it all with Aidan.
I blog from behind a computer screen. I write from the comfort of my desk. I only let a very small bit of what I write actually go beyond the confines of my own laptop.
Yet here I am β getting ready to pack myself off for a week to be surrounded by novelists, short story writers, playwrights, poets and so many other creatives!
Iβm going to have to pinch myself to be fair because not only can I not believe that I am getting to spend a week immersed in something that I really truly love, but the fact that I am actually doing it is still a massive surprise to me! Courage? I am not sure if this really counts as brave for many but itβs going to take some level of courage to dispel the little flutters in the pit of my stomachβ¦ nonetheless I am ready to embrace it.
Letβs see where this takes the next part of this little writing journey!
Wee Bubble of Books 