February IWSG

7:00 AM Elizabeth Seckman 40 Comments



What is my insecurity for this month? The usual. I need more time to do all the things I want to do. I always have more on my to do list than I have time to do. But hey, at least I am never bored. Truthfully, the last time I recall being not having anything to do, I think I was in elementary school. I made the  childish mistake of whining to my mother, "I'm bored." She countered my complaint with a chore list. Come to think of it...I'm still beating boredom with work. 
My mother broke me! 
Just kidding. I play plenty. Mostly with make-believe people in make-believe worlds. 
How about you? Do you get bored much? 


Thank you to our awesome co-hosts for this month! Jacqui Murray, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Pat Garcia, and Gwen Gardner! You guys rock!

*Newsletter note*
There is a mistake in this month's newsletter. 
I'd worry about Alex firing me for my sloppy work, but he couldn't afford my severance package. The books in the newsletter needed to be updated. Here are the books for February:

40 comments:

  1. I too wish I had some time to get bored. There is always something to do these days!

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    1. I always have something I want to do. It helps that the bar is set very low for my need for stimulation.

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    1. I know! I remember counting down the days to Christmas seemed to take years. Now it's October one day and Christmas the next!

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  3. I don't remember being bored as a kid. I always had books. Hmm, I guess not much has changed.... :)

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    1. I couldn't read well until I was in the fourth grade. In the fourth grade, it felt like something clicked and books became my best buddy.

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    1. If only I could function on five hours of sleep a night...

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  5. I think boredom is a great thing for a writer! Gives us time to daydream. :)

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    1. I think that's why I like to drive places- uninterrupted daydreaming time!

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  6. I've never been bored that I can think of, as a kid or an adult. I think I turned what could have been boredom in to daydream time--though as a kid I acted everything out (not so much now). 🤣

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    1. I have felt bored once or twice. I recall being a teenager and thinking I should be doing something. I was suffering from that concept that unless you are out actively living, you can never write about it.

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  7. My mom likes to tell the story of the time she said she was bored to my grandpa and he made her wash every dish in the house. She never complained again.

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    1. My mom and your grandpa went to the same school of parenting, evidently!

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  8. I think creatives have the benefit of always having something they can occupy their time with. My son, however, has complained about being bored too, and it just baffles me.

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    1. Boy #2 was often bored. He was always a very active child. He liked to be moving. Now, he's a writer and is content to sit and stare at walls too.

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  9. That's great you're never bored. I keep pretty busy too.

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  10. Boredom... Hmmm... Haven't seen him/her around in a while.

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  11. I would also write as a kid! And I also stare blindly at walls and have been asked if I have a seizure disorder.

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  12. LOL ~ I loved the anecdote about your mother! Like you time is my scarcest resource, and I am never bored. Have a great month!

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  13. Someone should've taught me to work when I was bored as a child. Maybe they even tried, I don't remember. It never stuck. When I'm bored, I read.

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    1. There is nothing wrong with that! Time spent reading is never wasted.

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  14. The gremlins are everywhere this month, Elizabeth. Now, my comment has to be anonymous or not at all. As to being bored...my mom always said it's boring people who are bored. I don't want to be one them, so I always seem to avoid that. C. Lee

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    1. I'm sorry you're being plagued by gremlins. I'd offer some help, but I don't have a clue what's doing it.

      So, it's boring people who get bored, eh? I never thought of it that way.

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  15. I haven't been bored in years. I'm way too busy (work! family! writing! reading!) and the little rectangle in my purse promises endless hours of entertainment, only a passcode away. I did get bored as a kid, because I was alone a lot, but that led me to writing and daydreaming (which go together nicely) so that was probably a good thing. I can't imagine being a kid now, with constant scheduled activities plus that alluring little rectangle. Do kids even daydream anymore?

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    1. I have always been an unrepentant daydreamer. I hope kids are still using their imaginations...

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  16. Thanks for sharing the book club image. I too suffer from having too much to do.

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    1. Happy to share! I need more time to read too. Did I add that to my whine?

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  17. 'Couldn't afford your severance package'. Another zinger. Heh.

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  18. I never get time to get bored...always so much to do.

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  19. I enjoy my daydreaming time. It's most valuable.

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  20. And the moral of this story is never whine to your mother about being bored;)

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