Saturday, January 5, 2013

It's raining and I'm rambling

It's raining here in my little Texas town. It started yesterday morning and it's been pretty consistent ever since. I'm not complaining, mind you. I love the rain. I love the cozy feeling of snuggling up on the couch and reading a book or catching up on my shows to the sounds of raindrops on the roof.

Other than the rain, there isn't much going on here. I was feeling bad yesterday (some kind of stomach bug I am guessing) but other than feeling a bit wrung out I am good to go today. To bad the only place I really have to go is the grocery store, we are out of milk.

So, I've been participating in NaBloPoMo this past week, in case you haven't noticed (where were you? I missed you!). The first time I did NaBloPoMo was last November. That time I didn't really follow the writing prompts. I told myself that this time I would use them. It's a challenge, let me tell you. This month is all about energy, which is not a subject I consider myself well antiquated with. But I am trying....I should get points for that. :)

The problem is really that the topic doesn't do much to inspire me. Probably because I am, at heart, a very unenergetic person. I am in fact quite lazy (I have told you this, right?). I don't think I was always like this, though I honestly can't remember for sure. My adult life has pretty much centered around things I had to do, tasks that had to be accomplished. I suppose that is true for most adults. We do what we have to. There hasn't been a lot of time, energy, or desire for much outside of those tasks for a long time. But I am trying to change that.

That's part of what this blog is about. Changing my days, doing something outside my "usual". Challenging myself a bit. Which is why I am trying to stick to the prompts. I just hope (and pray) that I can find something inspiring to say about each one. Otherwise you might stop coming by to visit and I would be really lonely.

That's about all I have for today. Actually, I want to go because I want to work on tomorrow's post, which I am really excited about. It's been writing itself in the back of my head all week, I just haven't taken the time to type it up. I hope I can do it justice!

I hope you have a beautiful day, wherever you are. God Bless!


Just a little something to brighten up our day!





10 comments:

  1. I've kind of given up on the prompts. :P Even when I get stuck and think I need one, when I go look at them I wind up writing about something else anyway.

    I have the same hope for this exercise - that it jolt me up and out of my ever-deepening ruts. I don't always comment, but I'm really enjoying reading your blog.

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    1. Thank you Jerimi! It always gives me a thrill to find out that someone who (whom?) I enjoy reading likes my stuff too! I am going to try to stick with the prompts. We will see how this next week goes. :)

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  2. Whenever I do nablopomo I do some of the prompts, but more often than not I do my own thing. I feel like a prompt is just a helpful way to inspire or to get outside of your normal topics but not something to feel guilty for not doing. :)

    I replied on my blog but in case you didn't get it, I do not mind at all if you link to my post. In fact, it made my whole morning. :)

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    1. Not feel guilty about not using the prompts?? I might have to give that a try! :)

      I'm glad I made your morning! Your blog really helped to inspire me! Come back tomorrow and see what I had to say! :)

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  3. Not really feeling the prompts either. Though it is better than thinking about "work" during December, especially as a Stay at Home Mom when I am always working. Haha

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    1. Hey Audrey! I skipped December all together. I love my job and blog about it pretty often, but the notion of doing so for a whole month did nothing to inspire me!

      Thank you for stopping by for a visit!

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  4. Sounds like there consensus on the prompts! I rarely use them een though I sometimes struggle quite a bit with coming up with topics that don't feel like re-runs. Enjoy the rain.
    NFH

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    1. Yes, I do believe there is a consensus! Good, I don't feel so bad now! :)

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  5. I thought I would hats the prompts, but used more last week than I intended. There are a few I know for a fact I absolutely won't use.

    I think they're just there to help if someone needs them to keep their writing streak going.

    I wish I could get to the point where I'm writing ahead. Nice post!

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    1. Trust me, writing ahead didn't last long! LOL!

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