Know Your Audience Analysis Blog Post

My audience this semester is a group on inspired people. Based on the "Getting to Know Your Audience" discussion, I was captivated to read all the responses to my particular question. I laughed and sighed and got a little surprised when one of my classmates said that he didn’t really ever watch TV or movies. Then I thought, wow, how awesome is that? This guy is a do-er, it obviously does not sit down much and if he does he is expanding his mind in a book rather than mindless television. It made me think about how much time I waste in front of the tube, and so I asked my husband to time me when he thought about it one weekend to see how often I stopped in front of the TV and ‘checked out.” I do not even want to share the results with you all because it is so incredibly embarrassing! I just know that I dedicated my Saturdays strictly to my son, and there is only one hour of TV allowed in the house every Saturday. It has proven very effective and I think we are all much happier and energized on our weekends!

Secondly in regards to my “audience” I have noticed there is a significant number of family oriented people. I absolutely love that, in my mind there is nothing more important that family and friends. Without them we wouldn’t be the people we are today, and although not everyone is fortunate enough to have a strong family backing I would say that most of us are and that we are greatly blessed.

Lastly, this was probably stuck out to me the most, and probably because I feel so inferior, is the writing capabilities of everyone in this class. The writing my classmates do absolutely blow me out of the water. So elegant and descriptive, with perfect timing and flow. I could only hope to get as half as good by the end of this semester!

Journal Post 6-27-2014

I could not be more happy that it is Friday, after the week I have had at home, work and school, I am desperate for a break. There has been a lot of things happening. I found out this morning that my Uncle’s wife, Tammy, her father died while on the operating table at one of the major hospitals in town. It was nothing that could have been prevented as his heart just decided it was done working, and he went home to be with his wife that had died a few years earlier.

Now, I understand that this is a very difficult time in Tammy’s life, however the way she is using my own Grandmother (her mother-in-law) as her personal servant is truly getting under my skin. I watched her sit at a table for an hour this evening playing a video game on her phone as my grandmother did all of the dishes and cleaned her entire kitchen after feeding the entire heard of people that gathered to support the loss of this particular family member. I was packing up food and just in awe of the rudeness, she was laughing and carrying on with zero regards to what was going on around her. I know this sounds cold and like I should be giving her some slack, but it is usually worse than this, she never helps with anything, not even her own husband who has a fractured hip gets help bringing in all their luggage when they come in on the weekends.

I digress, I think the heat of the summer and the frustration of this week has made me just a touch cranky, and the fact I haven’t had a full night’s sleep in over a month. Summer classes may have added to my stress just a touch.

Pre-Writing Credo

One of the things I believe with such deep love and passion is that my family is everything. From my son to his great-grandmother. They all have impacted my life so greatly, they have ultimately shaped me into the driven person I am today. Without them I would not be where I am, nor would I be attempting to finish school. I am so grateful for their undying love and support I could never in my life thank them enough for all they have done for me.

My mother is one of my greatest inspirations. She is the one always standing behind me telling me that she loves me but knows I could do better. My son, he is the one that I think about when I get down on myself in regards to work or school. I think about him and all the anguish fades and I am given my second wind to pursue what I need to. Lastly (for the time being) I want to mention my Grandmother, this woman grew up with 7 siblings and was the oldest. She essentially raised these seven children with the help of her mother and never questioned it once. Even to this day I can’t say I have ever heard my grandmother really complain. She is who I get my work ethic from, no excuses, just get it done.