I wrote in my newsletter at the weekend that I’ve been feeling sluggish with my writing and creativity over the last couple of weeks. I called it ‘marshmallow syndrome’. It’s where my head feels like it’s full of sticky, melted marshmallow that stops any creative thoughts from coming. This could be due to one particular world event dominating everything and impacting our lives or it could be due to something else. Whatever the reason I was determined to do something about it because I was getting fed up with myself.
Honestly I hate that feeling when the creativity doesn’t come. When I do time-wasting activities instead of my writing and creative tasks, when my concentration is about a minute long before I start reaching for my phone or get out of my seat. Writing my essays, blog posts, my book proposal and novel gives me joy; creating videos and Instagram posts and connecting with other people gives me purpose and focus and a real zest for life. So not having the impetus to get anything done is so frustrating!
So on Monday I headed to my office with a renewed sense of purpose. I created a little plan for myself, got myself organised and set to work. I think it helped that my daughter was in my office with me doing her school work. I just felt - if she can do it for 55 minutes per subject then so can I.
This vlog is the result of that day. I’ve also included spring blossom and my dog walk at the end of the day to give a more rounded look at my writing day during the quarantine.