- uh…
- *closes eighteen browser tabs hastily, none of them her WIP*
- I’m editing!
- I’m EDITING, okay??
- …
- I’m reading Books now
- I would write, but I can’t find the right font style
- I’m staring at my manuscript, re-considering my life, and calling it editing
- there are too many interesting reaction videos to watch on Youtube
- I could only give it one hour at a time and it’s not enough to ~get into the groove, so I just don’t even start
- work is a Looming Thing and I can’t focus on anything else
- pandemic jitters
- pandemic jitters vol. 2: the panic attack
- cat on my lap, sorry, gotta pet
- I started searching for better synonyms of a word, now it’s two hours later and I’m reading about mysterious mountain climbing accidents
- brain no work, words too hard
- I’ve started to listen to the third podcast this week that I’ll never finish
- uh… mood swings
- video games exist
- cat is doing cute things, I have to follow her around to take photos
- gotta clean the apartment suddenly
- wow my computer is a mess, I really have to organize it right about now!
- I’m hungry :(
- I’m too full :(
- this tea I have is good but it’s not giving me the right mood, youknowwhatimean?
- “but what if nothing I write is any good though?”
- “but no one cares anyway”
- …
- I’m eating way too many gummy bears, all my hands are full of them, I can’t possibly—
- my back hurts
- my fingers are cold
- I’m trying to make a book cover I’ll never use
- I’m making a playlist for my characters
- I’m creating aesthetics for my characters (but graphic design is not my passion so I’m deleting them right away too)
- I’m dreaming about holding my published book <3
- sssssh I’m still dreaming about that
- okay I’m gonna write soon, but first I need to take a shower because that’s where the good dialogues come to me, you know?
- I keep refreshing Wattpad
- I keep refreshing WordPress
- I’m searching for that funny tweet from the other day
- I’m sending myself the fifth Tasty recipe video about awesome cookies I’ll never bake
- I’m looking at my site to check if everything looks okay
- I’m writing a stupid list for my blog
- I’ve run out of items for that stupid list but I still have to post it!
- but then maybe after
- maybe after that I’ll start to write
- …
- promise
Hey, and also?
Happy holidays to all of ya. We got here, somehow. Let’s work for a better 2021. Somehow. x)
This is honestly the most relatable, accurate thing I have read in a very long time. And, let’s be honest, it made me laugh more than a fair bit!
Happy Holidays to you, too!!
(P.S. I only just noticed there was this here commenting feature, haha. Unobservant, I am. But I just wanted to let you know that I’ve read all of the other posts, too, and they’re honestly great! Very enjoyable to read! :D )
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Hahah, thanks for reading! Happy that it made you laugh :) Happy holidays!
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