Jennifer Harrington Official

Ever take a writing pause so long from your work that you’ve had to go back and reread your manuscripts? I’ve got two that I started in 2018 the year my dad passed away and I’ve been itching to finish them. They’re half way done, one has a template all set out for it and even has an ending. But I just can’t sit down to write it. I’m proud of them. They’re great pieces of work. I’m proud of all that I write even if I show embarrassment of showing them off. Life has gotten busy. I got married in June 2024 and started college AGAIN and hopefully for the last time in September 2024 so I can finally obtain my degree and feel good about myself. I want to finish them but all I have are excuses for the moment and the message I share here is that it’s ok to pause even if it’s for several years. That work will still be there waiting for you. That book you’ve been wanting to read, will still be waiting for you. You’ll eventually reconnect. You may be another year older and another year wiser but you’ll reconnect. When I started writing those two books in 2018 I was angry and sad and lonely and my tune was different. My perspective since then has changed and that’s also because I’ve gotten older since then too but those pieces of work are still there waiting for me to reconnect to them and I shall eventually get to them. It’s ok if you don’t get to it today. Procrastination isn’t always bad thing. Good things simmer in procrastination.