Sunday Scribblings: Do I Have To?
When I think about the question, I think about a scene in the 1989 movie Parenthood. Steve Martin is arguing with wife Mary Steenburgen about, among other things, having to coach his kids on a losing baseball team after getting fired from his crappy job. When she says he has to go, he responds, “My whole life if ‘have to!”
I think about that line a lot whenever my back’s against a wall and I’m faced with doing something I don’t want to do. Doesn’t matter what the task is, changing a diaper or writing a poem. Sometimes life swallows me whole.
Lately, blogging has felt like a “have to.” And I feel incredibly guilt for not blogging regularly. If readers take the time to visit, then I like to provide fresh ideas in this space. On the other hand, I’m opposed to blogging with nothing really to say. End result, I’ve stepped back it bit to enjoy the summer. Same with poetry. Just haven’t felt like writing. I suspect that I’m not the only one who feels like this when the weather gets warmer.
But there’s one “have to’s” that I’m very excited about: My daughter, Ella, turns 3 years old tomorrow! She is pure light. Making her day special is my mission today. Yet in the midst of getting a cake and finding a present, I’ll take some “me time” to read blogs, write a poem, and indulge in my all-time time waster: Facebook!
Whenever I can seek a little balance, the “have-to’s” don’t seem so bad.
For more "Have To's," visit Sunday Scribblings.
I think about that line a lot whenever my back’s against a wall and I’m faced with doing something I don’t want to do. Doesn’t matter what the task is, changing a diaper or writing a poem. Sometimes life swallows me whole.
Lately, blogging has felt like a “have to.” And I feel incredibly guilt for not blogging regularly. If readers take the time to visit, then I like to provide fresh ideas in this space. On the other hand, I’m opposed to blogging with nothing really to say. End result, I’ve stepped back it bit to enjoy the summer. Same with poetry. Just haven’t felt like writing. I suspect that I’m not the only one who feels like this when the weather gets warmer.
But there’s one “have to’s” that I’m very excited about: My daughter, Ella, turns 3 years old tomorrow! She is pure light. Making her day special is my mission today. Yet in the midst of getting a cake and finding a present, I’ll take some “me time” to read blogs, write a poem, and indulge in my all-time time waster: Facebook!
Whenever I can seek a little balance, the “have-to’s” don’t seem so bad.
For more "Have To's," visit Sunday Scribblings.
Comments
happy birthday to your little one :)
I totally and completely agree with the 'have to' feeling that comes with blogging... I want to provide something interesting for people to read, but sometimes I just don't feel like putting forth the effort to write something good - it takes so much time!!!
I have a poem that I know I should be working on,and I feel guilty that I will probably miss Sunday Scribblings next week. What else do we have in common? Oh yes! Facebook! Sometimes I think that, at 87 years old, I am the oldest Facebook addict. I even contributed one of my dragon drawings to Hatching Eggs (hatchery, fun eggs, fantasy and mythology, blur dragon). If you should like to ask for me as a friend, I am Phyllis Sterling Smith.
Happy birthday to Ella.
I know what you are saying. I find if I take a couple of days off from the blog, I start getting these panic emails of people thinking something had happened to Eva. It is a lot of pressure!
Ahh, Ella Bella. I have ER's present sitting here but promise to get in the mail tomorrow!!!
Gorgeous girl turns 3!
Even though I'm working tomorrow, we have some really fun suprises planned for the birthday girl.
As for blogging, it's funny how much we depend on blogs to get a true sense of what's going on in the world.
As for blogging, I'm happy to know that so many of us have mixed emotions about posting and answering comments.