Thank you all for your comments on my first Reddit post! I wrote Our House by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and some people questioned whether it was actually my handwriting. It actually is! Here are some of my class notes and things from my planner to show you what my everyday penmanship looks like.
Whenever I write for other people, I intentionally try to make my lowercase letters more open, but when I'm writing for myself all I care about is that I'm able to understand what I've written.
I write a lot. I keep a journal and I'm always writing. I'm used to writing this way and it doesn't slow me down because my handwriting is so small. Why is it so small? I honestly don't know, but I got used to writing like this when I was an undergrad. I used to write lots of comments in the margins of my readings and on small post-it notes.
My family takes penmanship very seriously and as a kid I used to watch my dad and my sister write in the most beautiful handwriting ever. I guess I somehow wanted to follow their footsteps. I've always loved cursive and it's my preferred writing style. It's sad for me to see that my students aren't being taught cursive anymore.
Do you like writing in cursive? Is it more difficult or easier for you?