Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Day Seven: One Week Down

I wish I could say this last week of writing has been a breeze. I've avoided and dodged and whined (internally far more than externally - you're welcome, family and friends), but in the end, I've written something each day. Words.
Big words, little words - short posts and long ones (sorry about that!).
I still get a little shaky and I break out in a sweat when I think about having to continue this for an entire year. The first night I posted, as a crawled into bed, I felt exhilarated - I don't know what I thought would happen - (again, not to beat a dead horse or anything, See A Christmas Story) - but that unknown was the most exciting part of the whole thing.
Of course, I had nightmares that night and woke up a nervous wreck and didn't even remember why for the first hour. Once I remembered what I'd done - I jumped online to see what had happened while I slept.
And there it was -
    Nothing.
Everything was just as I'd left it. It's not like I had any huge expectations. I didn't have a clue what I was looking for to begin with - but I felt something stirring inside - and I knew things would be different from that moment on. (Yes, see A Christmas Story again... I'm sure I'll see those A+++++++... any day now!)
My days have changed since that first night. I panic in bursts throughout the day, wondering what on earth I'll write about next. Then, I forget about it, taking in the day around me and making little Post-Its in my head of tidbits that might be something worth writing about.
Now, anyone who knows me, knows that I'm a HUGE fan of Post-Its. I like small ones, large ones, medium ones, animal design ones, "real" ones, "fake" ones, yellow ones, purple ones (totally my fav...), pink ones, and blue ones. Granted, I will trade out the green ones if necessary, but only trade. You might be wondering if I could really have so much to write on these little sticky papers - but I use them for oh so much more. Sure, at work they are great to keep notes, phone numbers, lists, and a ton of other information. As long as I remember to write exactly what the heck numbers and names mean, otherwise I end up tossing them because I've no clue why I'd write down some random number with an x by it.
I also use Post-Its for bookmarks and notes inside books I'm reading  (my wonderful friend, Liz, could always tell how much I liked a book based on how many Post-Its were sticking out of it!). One of my favorite uses, though, is writing quick notes for each of the family or all of the family and posting them all around the house.

Okay, there, I've done it, completed my seventh day with a few more random words, thoughts, and ideas. And now I'm falling asleep while typing, so that's it for me tonight.

Thanks for stopping by - See you tomorrow! I do have one more announcement to make, but going to wait a day or so.
Peace out.

2 comments:

  1. I don't know why people can't seem to comment - although - I think logging into your google account/gmail helps.

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  2. If you wrote an entire blog devoted just to post-it notes, I would be totally okay with that. :) What's the announcement??? What??? Wait, I know it! It's, "I volunteer as tribute!" Isn't it?!

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