You know what is kinda crazy? There is one issue I have always had with writing and it has plagued me since high school. You would think I would grow out of it or figure it out by now, but no.
I always have the most difficulty with the very first sentence of anything I write; stories, reports, letters, anything! I will be all ready to go, with the thought engine fired up, just to sit in from of the screen with my fingers stationary on the home keys. Pause...long pause...even longer pause...distraction...mission failed.
When I had to write in high school and college, I started avoiding the opening sentence and jumping right into the content, then later fabricating an opening line when I was done. This actually saved me a lot of time and preserved many potentially lost ideas. Maybe it goes against all the rules of writing or maybe cheating? somehow? You never know. But it has generally worked for me. Whatever it is, I like to call it "a chronological reconfiguration of a writing systems to enhance the utilization of time and increase thought flow preservation". ;) On a positive note, once I got passed or skipped the intro, it was full speed ahead. Rarely, if ever, do I get writer's block within the body of my writing. Only at the beginning. Hmm, strange, lol. So as tradition would have it, I still encounter this as I write these blogs. It may take me half an hour on the first sentence, but then twenty minutes for a couple pages. But despite that, I have thoroughly enjoyed writing this blog. There is nothing better than being able to take whats up there and put it somewhere else, like here. Thanks!
Now that I have mentally distracted myself from the frozen intro issue, I can now proceed with the originally intended blog. So, on we go! When it comes to blogs in general, most of them have a central theme or idea. Recipes, home decor, educational, autobiographical, event tracking, etc, are just a few of the millions of possibilities for blogs. And generally, those blogs stick pretty close to that one thing. While sharing a single expertise works well for many people, I, personally, as a writer would find that to be just a bit boring. There are also some of the blogs where one writes everything about themselves and their daily affairs on every post, which is fine, it is just not my style. One thing you will learn about me, and through my site, is that I get bored with things rather easily. This is true in my day-to-day life as well. At any given time, I will have multiple "projects" going on, as my partner would say. What he views as bad habit of never finishing what I start or taking on "more than I can handle", actually comes with a legitimate reason for this method of madness. You see, being prone to boredom, I have to constantly be changing things or doing something different. So, yes, I have multiple "projects". If I am working on one, and get frustrated or bored with it, I move on to something else for a little bit. If I spend too much time with one thing for a long period of time, I get bored and then I leave it as it is, never to return. In order to prevent abandonment of a task, I allow myself to be fully immersed in it until I get a little tired or slightly frustrated, depending on the task. Once that feeling starts creeping in, I move onto something else. Then, I can always come back to it later. Just to keep the record straight, I DO finish projects. They are just broken up in order for me to keep my motivation towards finishing it. Call it distractions if you will, but it is the most effective way for me to always feel like I am doing something new, and getting something done, or at the very least- "making progress.
Getting back to the point at hand.. theme blogging- you're not going find that here. At least not specifically. Much like my practice of project doing, I cannot sit here and write about the same subject or idea for an extended period of time. I have to give credit for those who's blogs encompass one thing, finance blogging, fitness blogs, fashion, advice...Don't they ever run out of things to say about the same things? Yes, there are various changes in the factors, but a bank is a bank and a runway is always a runway, so where is the fun in that? I say... Never limit yourself... or your blog .
Talk soup today and s*#t tomorrow!
Ok, well, not exactly, but I'm sure you get what Im saying. Since I personally never know what I am going to come up with next, I can tell you a few things you CAN expect from this blog, and we wiill go from there. This will also give you the chance to unboringly and unsaturatedly (not a real word, I know) get to know more about me. Deal?
So... I am an avid and dedicated DIYer ("do-it-yourself-er"). This covers all things from crafting, home repair, repurposing, and the at-home creation of anything which may cost you an arm and a leg, and maybe an ear, if you were to buy it instead. You can also expect a few of my favorite projects ("how-to's" included) to show up here from time to time. For many years, I have worked in Market research (aka, review writer, secret shopper, audit and reporter), so don't be surprised if there is an occasional place or product that I am offering my opinion about. You may hear a rant or rave here and there, but never a complaint without a valid reason and a reasonable solution. If you are looking for a political, religious or non-autobiographical history--- you have come to the wrong place. I lean towards not discussing things that I don't feel I am confident enough to try to argue, let alone prove my point. Plus, I believe everyone is entitled to their own personal beliefs, and should not be judged, nor punished for them--- unless it includes any infliction of harm or detriment to anyone, or any living being, and especially not to puppies-because that is when we should get all Salem witch trials on them:)
As I said in an earlier post, I am not in short supply of life experiences from many sources. Some that have changed my moods, others that have changed my life. Either way, there are some that I will feel need to be shared for whatever reason, but never for no reason at all. On the other end of things, I do want to include ideas from whoever may be reading this. I intend on creating an idea page where readers can bring up discussion topics, or make content requests, ask questions, and contribute in general... because without you, this blog is nothing more than a journal that ...
And just when I was just going to come up with something brilliantly poetic here, I was interrupted by my very silly partner talking about drunk monkeys and how my typing is "quite lovely"-a term not in his regular speech. He is half asleep and trying to figure out what I am writing so much about. -When I wrote about having that fellow traveler who will jump out of a plane and into the island of unknowns-- well, I am one of those lucky enough to have found my fellow traveler. We haven't jumped out of any planes yet but we have definitely traversed many islands of unknowns together..and he really is funny when he's overly tired. Speaking of tired, it is 4am. I think this is a good time to take a break until the next post, as I probably should get some sleep myself.
Good night, everyone.. or anyone. See you soon.
