Taexalia
wild.life
I had fun today
The last few days I have been feeling a bit of a failure because I let my recent routine slip. I was getting into all this negative self-talk about lack of consistency and failure and blah blah blah.
This morning I just decided to start again telling myself "you know the routine and you know it brings you good vibes so just get on with it quine." So I did - and today has been the best day of the ... read more
Baby Steps Are Little Leaps
I do not feel depressed today. This is the second time I have been able to write that this week and mean it. I understand that this may only be temporary reprieve since my External Stressor has been absent. I understand that all of the little changes I have been making may not entirely add up to beating depression by themselves if the External Stressor is missing from the experiment. But what it does show is that once I can eliminate the External Stressor completely I have no excuses. The ... read more
Tap On Again
Today is the 9th day of NaNoWriMo and I have racked up a few words and only missed writing on two days (yesterday and Friday), and I'm still ahead of schedule. It feels good. I am giving myself kudos. I am questioning nothing. I have been feeling constricted for months, unable to show up here on my blog because I've been feeling scrutinised in a not very pleasant way and I've felt blocked and un-creative. Then NaNoWriMo reared its head again and I though What The Hell I will do it. I don't ... read more
NaNoWriMo is here again
And I have taken up the challenge and already have 1766 words down - which is over the daily target of 1667 :) I've got my wee word count widget over there >>>> but today it seems that First Day Glitches are making its appearance a little erratic... but at least I've been able to access the site to record my first set of numbers. I think this is the perfect challenge to kick me out of the rut I have allowed myself to fall into and maybe even find away to channel depression, ... read more
Impulse
Impulsea quivering big red button in my soulwears different coloured sockslaughs at inhibitionexhilaratessays yesdances naked in the rainbuys expensive red shoesfalls in love with a piraterushes towards deliciouscareens towards future regretsexplores dangerous pathsruns before it can walksays noanswers temptationwinks at a strangerflies in the face of reasonshakes the dayjumps at the chancevibratesInspired by this week's prompt at Writer's ... read more
Be Careful What You Wish For
So I thought I'd be smart and ask for suggestions about topics to write about and now I have THREE. And no excuses ~ I always find excuses are rare after a glass of Merlot.Is it ironic that a plea prompted by writer's block brings a suggestion to write about writing?Good grief Misssy have you no compassion?!?I have no idea how to write for the "big boys", I mean I've never finished a book or been published and I'm sort of intrinsically opposed to fat cats. I suppose that means my advice is to ... read more
The Write Habit
Tammy mentioned Julia Cameron's new book in her blog and I was forced to buy a copy - forced by the dark presence in my soul which harbours an addiction to over-stuffed book shelves, knowledge and the idea that the key to my creativity will be found if I buy every book on creativity out there. Finding Water is similar to The Artist's Way but it feels a little looser. So far, having been at it for a week, I like it. I love Morning Pages and whenever I start doing them I always wonder why I ... read more
Rage