So far today I’ve:
been to the loo. (once, when I didn’t even need to go)
peeled the stickers off three bananas
plucked half an eyebrow
stared at my computer
made a face from the banana stickers then drawn a spaceship underneath
googled ‘dogs that look like mops’
balanced a spoon on my nose
hassled the cat
stared at my computer
cleared out the hole punch
tried to roll my tongue
deleted old contacts from my phone
imagined how much money I’d have made if I invented cat’s eyes
googled the inventor of cat’s eyes (percy shaw)
decided to boil eggs for sandwiches
leant back in my chair and looked at the ceiling.
It’s 5:22 and today feels like a total waste. I remind myself of Anne Lamott’s big writing tip: ‘Keep your butt in the chair’ and congratulate myself for staying seated, during a hard day of distractions.
5.45: there’s a POP from the kitchen and I realise I’ve left the eggs on.
Thanks for nothing, Anne.
I have written half a chapter in 2 months. I found this TOTALLY comforting. (Is it bad that I laughed at the eggs??) Gotta love that Anne Lamott.
that’s half a chapter more than me…!
Have you read “The woman who went to bed for a year” I’d highly recommend it
Go see Smurfs 2. An unlikely choice I’ll admit. Who would have thought the Father’s heart could be revealed through Papa Smurf… Still reeling!
“hassled the cat”
Really enjoying that as a series of sketches in my head.
Thanks BR: no, but I’ll read it on the title alone.
Susie: I believe you when you say Papa S pictures the Father: but even this isn’t enough. Still getting smurf flashbacks from my youth and that’s plenty
James: cat’s now removed himself to next door’s garden
Totally do this sort of stuff everyday….
Glad it’s not just me Bryony..