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| So Eeyore, a lamb and a panda walk into a bar... London, ON June 2017 |
Quite simply, I haven't much felt like writing. We've had a lot on the go within my family - nothing terrible or earth-shattering, but intense enough that sitting down for regular keyboard-mashing sessions no longer topped the daily priority list. In other words, life happened, and it demanded our full attention. So rather than force myself to squeeze some words out that probably wouldn't have felt right, I decided relative silence was the preferred path. It's not like I wasn't creating, mind you, as I continued to post photos to my Instagram account - which then automatically ended up on my Facebook and Twitter streams, too. Awesome how technology works, isn't it?
But there's a world of difference between fast-sharing a pic from your smartphone and taking the time to write something. And I was a writer before I was anything else. So while I think it was good for my writer's soul to be a non-writer for a bit, I suspect now it's time to fish the proverbial pen out of its shadowy nook in the far corner of my desk and use it for its intended purpose. Silence isn't meant to last forever, after all, and there's a lot of interesting stuff on the way over the next few days, weeks and months. Thanks for your patience.
Oh yes, about this somewhat oddball picture: I'm the one who chose the panda, while the kids chose Eeyore (always my fave 100 Acre Wood resident) and the lamb. They sit, among way too many other stuffed toys, in a small-ish bin at the bottom landing of the stairs, just beside our living room. They're dog toys, and we bring Calli Finn home this Thursday*. The house has been too quiet for too long. It's time to start telling new stories, and celebrating new beginnings.
Your turn: What else should I write about in the days to come?
*Here's what she looked like the day we picked her out. She's a bit bigger now.
I have had difficulty mustering enthusiasm for my blog writing as well. Oh, well. I will be patient with myself. My next few months will be full of travel, so I should take advantage of this stagnant water.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate hearing about what writers do with writer blahs. And I am always glad to hear when a writer has stepped back into writing.
ReplyDeleteI myself have not had much time to write on my blog because I have thrown myself into political activity. I am a Democrat living in an area that went "red" in the last big election. It's an uphill battle.