February IWSG
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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?
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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:
Summer of L.U.C.K. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63899627-summer-of-l-u-c-k
Nail Your Novel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20601821-nail-your-novel
I too wish I had some time to get bored. There is always something to do these days!
ReplyDeleteI always have something I want to do. It helps that the bar is set very low for my need for stimulation.
DeleteI know, back then time was forever.
ReplyDeleteI know! I remember counting down the days to Christmas seemed to take years. Now it's October one day and Christmas the next!
DeleteI don't remember being bored as a kid. I always had books. Hmm, I guess not much has changed.... :)
ReplyDeleteI 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.
DeleteWe can all do with more time :-)
ReplyDeleteRonel visiting for IWSG day Strategies to Be a Successful Author
If only I could function on five hours of sleep a night...
DeleteI think boredom is a great thing for a writer! Gives us time to daydream. :)
ReplyDeleteI think that's why I like to drive places- uninterrupted daydreaming time!
DeleteWhat is this "bored" you speak of?
ReplyDeleteI think it mostly affects the very young...
DeleteI'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). 🤣
ReplyDeleteI 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.
DeleteMy 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.
ReplyDeleteMy mom and your grandpa went to the same school of parenting, evidently!
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteBoy #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.
DeleteThat's great you're never bored. I keep pretty busy too.
ReplyDeleteI imagine you are very busy!
DeleteBoredom... Hmmm... Haven't seen him/her around in a while.
ReplyDeleteSuch a strange concept, right?
DeleteI would also write as a kid! And I also stare blindly at walls and have been asked if I have a seizure disorder.
ReplyDeleteLOL ~ I loved the anecdote about your mother! Like you time is my scarcest resource, and I am never bored. Have a great month!
ReplyDeleteShe was clever at harassing her kids. LOL
DeleteSomeone 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.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing wrong with that! Time spent reading is never wasted.
DeleteThe 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
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you're being plagued by gremlins. I'd offer some help, but I don't have a clue what's doing it.
DeleteSo, it's boring people who get bored, eh? I never thought of it that way.
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?
ReplyDeleteI have always been an unrepentant daydreamer. I hope kids are still using their imaginations...
DeleteThanks for sharing the book club image. I too suffer from having too much to do.
ReplyDeleteHappy to share! I need more time to read too. Did I add that to my whine?
Delete'Couldn't afford your severance package'. Another zinger. Heh.
ReplyDeleteHard to fire volunteers, right? LOL
DeleteHeh. Yes indeed;)
DeleteI never get time to get bored...always so much to do.
ReplyDeleteBeing productive makes me happy.
DeleteI enjoy my daydreaming time. It's most valuable.
ReplyDeleteAnd the moral of this story is never whine to your mother about being bored;)
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