Somethings off.
We watched Julie & Julia. It took us three sittings to watch it through. In the movie, Julie works her way through Julia Child’s cookbook in a year. She, Julie, blogs about it along the way, which brings her fame. A movie is eventually made about it.
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I must’ve gone on for at least half an hour, if not 45-minutes, while we were driving back from PEI, about whether I should post links to my blog posts on my Instagram Stories. It’s been on my mind for about a week. Every time I ran through an argument, I ended up at the same conclusion: I don’t know.
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The 3D printer is awesome. The rabbit turned out pretty nicely. It’s amazing to me that this sort of technology exists. The ideas that I have for what I’d like to print with it keep coming to me in a steady wave. I haven’t written any of them down.
Today, though, something else is on my mind for this blog post: is there a difference between a writer and someone who writes? It came up in a conversation with my girlfriend. I don’t quite remember the context but the question remains an interesting one.
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One-hundred-day streak. That’s pretty good.
A few years ago, I set myself the goal of writing three hundred blog posts in a year. I think I wrote ninety-odd. I went in hot, thinking I would be able to make every day meaningful. It didn’t work.
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Is there a difference between a productive day and a busy day? I think I had a productive day today but it didn’t feel so busy. Yesterday, I felt busy but not productive. I think it all comes down to having a schedule.
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This morning, I was thinking about whether or not there is a thread running through these daily blog posts. I was thinking about using these posts to write a story, maybe even a novella. Working on something longer and more in depth feels like a good idea. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do for a while, now.
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I don’t like being this tired.
I’m not quite sure why I’m feeling this exhausted but not being willing to force myself up off the couch is annoying. I’ve basically slept through the first day of a four-day weekend. There’s still three days left, I suppose.
I want to be doing things with my free time. Mostly, I want to be making progress with SANA Stationery & Gifts. The weather looks to be warming up soon and I want to be ready when it gets here. I’ve also got a few ideas that I want to work on.
With this blog, I’m really hoping to get into the habit of posting something – anything – daily. I missed yesterday.
Why does it rain now?
In months that end with embers.
Should it not be snow?
A few years ago, I came across the phrase, “Say less,” and it didn’t make much sense to me. I asked someone to explain it to me. They did. Essentially, it means, “I understand and you don’t need to explain any further.”
These days, the phrase has taken on a slightly different meaning for me. I want to stop talking so much. More specifically, I want to stop complaining as much as I have been. So, I find myself telling myself to talk less.
I figure I have two options, either I accept that I like talking and continue talking or I say less. While it often doesn’t feel like a choice, it is. I probably don’t need to say nearly as much as I do. And, well, I probably shouldn’t trust that other people want to hear what I have to say.
It’s taken me about a week to type this post up on my phone because I’ve been rather poor about investing time into my blog. I’d like for that to change. (Remember me saying this, then?) I’m going to try different outlets, instead of talking to people directly. This blog is first up. Journaling, an audio diary, and a video diary are the next three options. See, I think that what I’m trying to do I communicate with people and that’s not as easy when I’m writing or speaking privately.
“Why not just use Twitter or Instagram?” I feel like I have more ownership over this space, my blog, than I do other social media platforms. I have a smaller following here, making for a more comfortable, intimate setting.
So, with that, let’s see how this goes, shall we?
When the number of unread emails in my inbox surpasses around 1500, I start deleting them. There are plenty of unread emails that have been marked as read but they aren’t included in the count that Gmail gives me.
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Thank you, folks! I was quite worried about reaching that 100-follower mark but y’all helped me out and I crossed the line. Thank you.
Now that I’m here, I’m planning to buy a membership to Medium so that I can read more of your work (and send a few pennies your way). Somehow, and I haven’t figured out how, this little run has reinvigorated my interest in Medium and the writers on it. I’m looking forward to reading more of your work.
Thank you.
Like others have noted, one of the best parts about asking for and seeking out 100 followers has been finding some gems. There are a lot of people on this platform who are writing interesting content and aren’t getting their fair share of reads.
The response to my request has been incredible. I went from 20 to 61 followers real quick, simply by asking. Thank you.
With the deadline looming, I’m about one-third of the way away from reaching that enforced horizon. Certainly, I would love to reach that mark. Regardless, the support from the community in helping me get there is empowering. Thank you.