Reading binges and other hazards

[kara_gnome]

 hi, again! Sorry about being gone for so long, I fell into a huge work/reading/crafts/memememe routine and pretty much forgot about everything writing connected. I don't know why, but I seem like I'm in a very non-creative period of my life

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[musingaloud]

I've been wondering where you went. I'm rather in the same kind of mood or non-creative period. Still been flashing but that's been about it. I keep wondering/worrying if I've just lost the drive and it has me worried. The fun is gone, but I keep hoping I'll find it again or something. Maybe a good sale would fix it, but I keep telling myself it shouldn't be about that, and if that's my only motivation, I'm doing it for the wrong reasons. And on and on. Anyway, we'll have to catch up one of these days. I like your new journal style! I just changed mine, too, to a bright orange poppy theme, which feels very cheering at this stage of winter/coming of spring.

[kara_gnome]

I wonder how much of it is age. I'm much more a realist where writing's concerned, I know that whatever rocketfuel is powering me at the time will pass--anger, injustice, righteousness--and things will balance out, where I'm at, I'm at; basically, I'm devolving to a series of gripes that just don't work as writing fodder. I don't think I'm something people want but just don't know it, as I used to be (lol!)

*sigh* Not good.

I love your journal! Facebook is nice, but I always feel a little shy about things, there.

[musingaloud]

Yes, well, that *is* my biggest worry, that it's age. Because if that's the case, then it might just be gone. But mostly I'm just content to do the things I do, so it's not all bad, just contemplating whether i should just face it, stop fooling myself and everyone else and give up the whole writing thing. Or at least just acknowledge that it's just a hobby, will only be a hobby, and let fall what may from that.

[kara_gnome]

Yep, that's me, too, exactly. Not hot stuff anymore, not the sharp, sparky thing with it all ahead of her, off in the someday somewhere.

I blame the kids and husband, hahahahahaha! not really, but you have to put it somewhere, right?

[musingaloud]

It's ALWAYS the man's fault! ;-D But mainly it just makes me sad to think about it too much, which is why I spend so much time in avoidance mode, I think. And truly, I am just busy as heck right now with slush reading and the grandkids and taking care of my mom plus very busy with Master Gardener stuff until June. So, whew! Anyway have a good day today at work!