Sunday, July 19, 2015

Stream of Consciousness Sunday: Let's Start Writing Again, Shall We?

Five minutes of unedited, stream of consciousness writing hosted by All Things Fadra.

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Yep, I’ve been missing here for over a month. There are two reasons why, but it is mostly because I have not felt the ache to write. That's not exactly true and I will explain later. I used to write every day when I started this blog. The excitement was palpable. I couldn’t wait. Well, that was three and a half years ago.

I know the urge and the words ebb and flow. I’m patiently waiting for them to return in a documented form. The weird thing is, and maybe you do this too, I create posts, or morsels of them, in my head almost constantly almost daily. It actually feels I am writing. Mentally. And here, in my head, the words flow easily.

Yesterday, I Instagram stalked some blogger friends (I do follow them, so it wasn’t that creepy) who were attending Blogher. I have know idea where it is being held, but it looked like they were having a blast. They had cocktails in their hands! And I saw one of my hands down favorite writers/people. Kirsten from TheKirCorner.com. I immediately messaged her and she, of course, immediately got right back.

I told her I am happy because she is having a fabulous time. having fun and being recognized for her work. I also said, “I miss writing.”

She jumped on this comment immediately because she hasn’t been writing as regularly either and she proposed a pact. “Let’s start writing again. At least once a week.” Something like that. I agreed and it made me smile. I don’t know when I will start back but I think it will be after the summer. 


September 1st sounds like a good one, a start date, doesn’t it?
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7 comments:

  1. Jack SteinerJuly 19, 2015 at 12:22 PM

    Slacker. :)

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    1. GinaJuly 19, 2015 at 6:38 PM

      In some ways, yes. In others, no. Willing to admit to my slacker-mess, though.

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  2. JaneJuly 19, 2015 at 6:10 PM

    Ah, needed to see this. If only to know I'm not the only one. :) Lovely to see you're back.

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    1. GinaJuly 19, 2015 at 6:40 PM

      Oh, thank you! Camaraderie is born when we don't feel alone. Let's do it, Jane! Thanks for coming back to see this slacker!

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  3. KirJuly 20, 2015 at 1:53 PM

    We will write! September 1st sounds perfect to me. Also...thanks for the texts/ messages during BlogHer. I felt like you were there with me. You're a pretty special lady and I love calling you my friend.

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  4. Sarah (Sarah's Book Shelves)July 21, 2015 at 8:16 PM

    I totally understand how you feel! I feel like it's pretty easy to get burned out and, if you need to take a break, then take it! I recently cut back my number of posts per week because I was feeling more stressed than excited about writing...and that's helped :)

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