Get Up and Go

Get Up and Go

My inspiration is being a fickle pain in the arse at the moment.  I think it might be on vacation.

My “get up and go” got up and went.  I’m waiting for it to return.

I know that part of this is due to the productive and creative day I had on Sunday, and that I need to creatively recharge.  I posted seven new things to my Etsy store and made 8 more pairs of earrings on Sunday – and oh goodness are my hands sore.

Then I tried to write.  I pulled open a short story that I actually know the plot of from start to finish, and for the life of me I just can’t get into it.  Normally all it takes is a few sentences of coaxing and then I’m off but everything I wrote seemed to fall flat.  I couldn’t get my headspace into the world that I want and need to create to make a compelling short story that’s a fun read.

I threw in the towel on everything I was trying to do and took a walk.  It was a beautiful autumn day, because yes, autumn has completely and unequivocally arrived in southern California.  I’m loving it.  I love hearing the crunch of dry leaves on the sidewalk and seeing the leaves on the trees change color (because we do have more trees than palm trees!  Just sayin’.).

I hate this state of being because I want to write and I’m ready to write.  My muse has other plans.

It’s hard to remember that this will go away and my creativity will return.  

After dinner I curled up in bed with a book, and after an hour of reading I was ready to get up and do something else.  I practiced piano.  Somewhere in the deep recesses of my brain all the music knowledge I knew was just sleeping and I worked my way up and down all the major scales.  I can’t believe I remember what they are, but it was fun.  This keyboard still goes down as my best Craigslist purchase ever.

Here’s hoping that today involves a lot of writing.

Maybe I just need to hightail it on a Vespa…