Rain...creativity...baby

We just had rain last night and most of the day that resulted to the flooding of our backyard and walk way. It meant I could not go out of the house to go to work and I had to stay home until the water level decreased. I stayed home with Joaquin and I was able to squeeze in extra work writing and setting-up my blog.

I had run out of words and lately my creative juices had been low, I had been sick, distraught and too tired to be able to complete any substantial work that would result to a substantial income. But with the pouring rain early this morning and Joaquin's soothing snore as he took his morning nap gave me enough strength to be able to finish my deadlines and some office work too. I forgot how much I enjoyed the rain, the rhythmic patter of the raindrops calmed my anxious mind and allowed me to focus on my work. It is very difficult to write when your thoughts are not composed, when I am in that state, my sentences go nowhere and it is funny how my troubles are written into my work!

Of course, it took me most of the morning to finish a short paper because I had to constantly check on Joaquin as he slept, then he woke up and demanded a bottle. Luckily I have burned a copy of YOUR BABY CAN READ which is a video series that introduces and teaches babies to READ... yes, as in READ and believe me, my little boy seems to be enjoying it! And I don't know if it would really help him read earlier, but if it does then my boy has the advantage. He was so engrossed with the video that it gave me enough time to prepare for the office and believe it, prepare lunch!