You as a Writer #9

Did you ever imagine that you would be writing a blog? No, me either. But here I am, at the age of (none of your business) writing about blogs, PSA’s and rhetorical analysis. First off, I didn’t think that I would have anything to write about or that anyone else would feel was worth their time to read. My son created a Youtube channel before I did, and that is exactly what I asked him. “What do you have to share, that the rest of the world can’t live without?” The answer is still nothing. But in this class, I get to tell stories about my life, or I get to make them up. So that kinda takes the pressure off. 

After being out of school for so long, I have developed my own writing style with the help of Facebook. My posts on social media are not misspelled, or using my own abbreviations or yelling at others, but I know that my commas may not always be in the right spot. For me, the hardest part of coming back to school has got to be the challenges or obstacles that I am encountering while taking this online English class. I have overcome quite a few hurdles so far. First off, I didn’t know how to operate Blackboard and I signed up for two online classes on my first semester back to college. Now I have a pretty good grasp on Blackboard and I am starting to find hidden gems and assistance that I didn’t realize was there before. Secondly, I am not very tech savvy. I learn how to do things by pointing  and clicking and through trial and error. Among other things, I have difficulty understanding how to transpose a google document over to a PDF, etc. 

But in this class, I have been challenged to find different avenues or venues to express my writing in. I have never made a video, unless it was using photographs. So I have met that challenge. Yes, I have had to make tweaks and revisions to my work along the way, but I did not give up. I still struggle with the critical thinking skills that I need to analyze my own writing or to complete a peer review, but I am going to keep working on this area until I accomplish this task. Years ago, I became overwhelmed and decided to take a “break” from college. My boyfriend at the time, also took a “break,” but he did not go back to school. I had to pick myself up and convince myself that I had to go back to school, because I didn’t want to flip burgers or sling tacos for the rest of my life. So I started back to school, and I overcame all the obstacles in my path that tried to convince me that I was not smart enough to complete the LPN program. One thing that I regret now, is that I did convince myself to drop down to the LPN program instead of finishing the RN program. I would not be returning back to school at this time, if I had not changed the path that I was on. So here I am again, having to give myself a lecture and remind myself that I can do this. I have to speak to myself in uplifting thoughts. I  have to get rid of my stubbornness, and read, and reread the directions until I am able to focus on the task at hand. Right now, that task is to finish revising my writing until I am able to submit my final portfolio.