Skip to main content

What's My Excuse?






5/4/2010: To-Do List
photo © 2010 john.schultz | more info (via: Wylio)

Fear is (almost) gone.

But I have . . .
Priorities
Kids
Students
Responsibilities
To do lists
Running
Laundry
Cleaning
Dishes
More laundry
Playing
Laughing
Reading
Dinner
Responding
Shopping
Garbage
Bills
Errands

Oh. Me?
I come last.
Time goes by.
Life goes on.

What to write?
What could I possibly share?
I dunno.  <sigh>  What did I do today?

Wait.  
     Wait.  
          Wait.

Oh!  I have an idea -- Nah.
Maybe something will come to me tomorrow.

What's your excuse for not writing today?

Check out Ruth's inspiration at the TWT blog: {Discover. Play. Build.}
She gives us permission to be free of our excuses and just write!  Thanks Ruth!

Labels:

Comments

  1. Linda BJune 13, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    Nice to hear from you again, Michelle. Just an FYI-I always like what you have to say, like this poem today, filled with laundry! We do get busy don't we, even while on vacation I can fill my time with so many, many other things!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Deb DayJune 13, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Ditto Linda's comment. Nice to hear from you again. I'm in class today, but will definitely be writing tonight. I loved your list of what was holding you back--tomorrow when you write out your to-do list, be sure to put writing at the top!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Ruth AyresJune 13, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Glad you wrote today -- an a poem to boot. Looking forward to reading more of your words this summer.
    Ruth

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousJune 17, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Love this! I too have a huge laundry list of things "holding" me back from writing. I need to get on it!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Popular posts from this blog

{40 reasons} #sol15

Slice of Life  hosted  at the Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life. _____________________________________________________ Today my husband celebrates a big, BIG birthday -- and I'm so lucky and thankful to have spent  the last sixteen years learning about everything that he loves the last (almost) twelve years learning about everything that I love about him the last (almost) five years learning with my daughters why we love our Daddy. Created at canva.com _____________________________________________________ Happy, happy 40th birthday Jon!
12 comments
Read more

{#sol15} 10 Tips for the Challenge

Slice of Life  hosted  at the Two Writing Teachers Join in and share a slice of your life. Last Saturday morning, I didn't need to wake up early.  I wanted to go back to sleep.  But instead my brain was awake and thinking.  Creating this list.  Writing this post.   Many of us are embarking on an adventure - the Slice of Life Story Challenge.  Writing, sharing, and commenting for thirty-one days in March. Want to learn more about the SOLSC?  Check out Stacey's post {HERE} about the challenge hosted by the "Fab Six" over at the Two Writing Teachers ' blog.   I hope you find these tips for the challenge helpful whether you are a first-time slicer (cue confetti!) or a year five slicer like me. 1. Before the challenge
25 comments
Read more

{#sol15} deeper than beauty 8/31

The March Slice of Life Story Challenge hosted  at the  Two Writing Teachers Join us for a month of writing! I have twin four and a half -- almost five! -- year old daughters.  I try to be consciously aware of what I say and do in regards to my body image and self-esteem and also with their body image and self-esteem. First of all, because I don't want them to believe everything that society says is true.  Even if they don't fully understand it today.  In addition, because they are fraternal twin sisters, I want them to understand they are individuals with unique and different bodies that God created for each of them.   However, society -- including my loving family and friends -- tell a different story and harmlessly create a comparison war.   My girls constantly hear how beautiful, adorable, cute, fill-in-the-blank with any other
35 comments
Read more