November 19, 2019 - 67 - "Self-Congratulations/Humble Pie"

     I wrote this little piece to use for the One Month Anniversary of blogging daily, but I guess I had better things to talk about and never posted it.

     Now I'm a bit past the  two month mark!  (Cool!)

     I didn't think I'd have anything to say after the first few days but the funny thing is:  the more I write, the more I have to write.



     Maybe I keep my eyes open looking for inspiration more than I used to?  Maybe I take better notes on things that strike me as interesting or funny or inspiring?  Or maybe I just sit down every day and make it happen?

    Whatever it is, I've been really pleased that the ideas keep flowing.

     I can't say that I've become the brilliant, error-free, writer I've always wanted to be...but maybe that wasn't actually what I wanted to begin with.

     What I really wanted to be was someone who writes regularly.  What I really wanted was to set a challenge and see if I could do it.

     And between a full time job, vacations, family gatherings, doctor's appointment, getting in my exercise time, serving as a cat bed, doing laundry, packing, unpacking, packing, unpacking..., helping to restore a house in Mexico, paying bills, buying groceries, and binge-watching "The Kominsky Method", by golly:

     I've done the thing I've always said I want to do:  

I'm writing!! 

     Can you tell that I feel really proud of myself?

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     However...

     The reason I came across this today is because I had a massive lack of inspiration and was searching wildly for something (anything) to talk about.

     So...my self-congratulations got served up with a heaping helping of humble pie.

     But that's okay because
          a) I did find something and got the post done anyhow, and
          b) I just love pie.  (lol)

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"Writer's write."

-Unknown

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"A blank piece of paper is God's way of telling us how hard it is to be God." 

-Sidney Sheldon

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P.S.  Did someone say pie?