Once Upon a Time...

...I was a good writer.  Really, I was.  Then I got pregnant, had a baby, etc., etc.  "Baby brain" during pregnancy was bad.  Exhibit A:  My thesis.  You might recall that I do trauma research, and my thesis was a nice foray into the literature since it has to do the positive effects (yes, there are some!) that accompany trauma exposure in adolescents.  Its got a great introduction, most of which was completed pre-preg and in the first trimester.  Personally, I think everything past the methods section is adequate, at best.  Thank God I passed my defense (ten days before H came along).


I'm currently flipping this baby into a manuscript.  Turning the 30-something pages into 5-8ish.  And it's not as simple as cutting it up and moving things around.  Seriously, I've looked at it for so long I don't know which way is up.  I worry about the flow, the content, everything.  Hoping I get my act together before the end of spring break.  The goal is to submit to the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.  Fingers crossed.