I've been suffering from a serious case of the "crankies" the last few days. I can't quite put my finger on what the cause is, but I've tried everything to cure it and so far, nothing has seemed to work.
Chocolate - nope!
Shopping - nope!
Exercise - nope!
Eating junk food - nope!
Alcohol - nope!
Long hot shower - nope!
Good night's sleep - nope! (Although, Elwood is going through a "Sleep is BAD!" phase, so this hasn't happened recently.)
All the usual cures have just not worked. So, I thought I would try using my words.
Recently, I've had two people ask me about writing. I put it aside for the last 18 months, but that doesn't mean I haven't thought "I really should blog about this" or that I've drafted ideas for a post. But it just never came about. Or, by the time I got to a computer, I'd completely forgotten what had inspired me earlier.
I blame Facebook for that. Facebook doesn't require a draft (although I admit to occasionally editing my status updates). Facebook doesn't require a theme. Facebook doesn't require much thought, to be honest. It pops into your head - you jot it down - hit send - it's out in the ether for eternity.
But here, I have to think of how my words connect, one to the next, to give a cohesive story, argument or observation.
So maybe, if I think about all the words and thoughts rumbling around this cranky head of mine and put them into some sort of order, maybe I can make sense of things and shake off these cranky pants! Everyone feels better pants-less, right?
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