I went to school to be a teacher. In fact Wholesale Dan Marino Jersey , I have a B.S. in Education, not journalism.


Due to the hours and holidays, teaching is traditionally thought to be the best work for a mother who wants to keep one foot in the mommy-door and one foot in the career-door. This thought, paired with my love for children and learning, led me to life inside the schoolhouse doors.


Soon though, writing, not teaching Wholesale DeVante Parker Jersey , became my real "full time job," and it's been years since I set foot behind a teacher's podium.


There are times I miss teaching and regret I haven't used my diploma more, but who am I kidding? -- freelance writing has to be the best situation for a stay-at-home mother: I get paid, I do something I love, and I don't leave the kids. What's more? I can stay in my pajamas all morning!


Sometimes people ask if the lack of structure and absence of a physical "office" bother me and make it hard to concentrate. Sure, I get sidetracked watching a great episode of Rolie Polie Olie with my son every now and then, and I take long Wholesale Cordrea Tankersley Jersey , leisurely breaks to chat on the phone or go to lunch, but this isn't because I "work at home," it's because I'm an artist.


I only write when inspired and when it "feels right." Even if I sat behind a desk all day, I'd still piddle around and get distracted -- it's my nature to jump from project-to-project, then zero-in on a particular piece when the mood strikes me. This is the artist in me. Just as a painter cannot be told, "Paint, now!" a writer cannot sit in front of a blank screen and expect great things to flow.


My best pieces Wholesale Charles Harris Jersey , in fact, are written while I do such things as stand in line at the grocery store and wait at a red light, or during a commercial break from Oprah.


As I'm sure any artist can relate, I usually get a "feeling" when I have a great story brewing in my mind. This is, I think, the blessing and curse of creativity, because sometimes that "feeling" comes in the middle of a dinner party or at two o'clock in the morning and I have to race to find paper and jot my thoughts down. My husband has grown accustomed to me running in the door Wholesale Xavien Howard Jersey , heading straight to the computer and yelling as I go, "Can't a story on my to get it on paper!"