You know that feeling you get when you wake up from a great nap? That refreshing, the world is my burrito, I can do anything, feeling? If that's what you were expecting when 2020 ended and 2021 began, I'm here to tell you you're not alone.
I'd like to lie and say that I wasn't one of those people who "jokingly" thought that covid-19 would just go away with the start of the new year. Realistically I knew that wasn't true. But in my heart of hearts I really thought it would. So you can imagine my surprise when I tested positive for covid a couple weeks back.
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First off- you're frickin' tired all the time. And when you're not tired, you're dizzy. And when you're not dizzy it's only because you're sleeping because you're so tired. And your ears hurt. And you can't even smell your favorite lemon-coffee scented candle. 0/10. Would not recommend.
I recently learned that many children go through something called regression during times of stress or routine change- Example: being quarantined for a month after Christmas. During regression, kids revert back to baby talk, or decide they constantly want to be carried, or in our case- develop selective amnesia when it comes to the concept of the toilet.
So, we've gone back to the basics, starting with the high-stakes emotional roller-coaster called a potty schedule. Every hour, I stop what i'm doing and say "Okay Addie, it's time to go potty," which I'm pretty sure she hears as "Okay addie, it's time to set your barbies on fire."
That's the only thing that could explain the running and crying.
Everything is fine.
On a separate note, my writing is going okay- not great, but okay. I recently heard someone say that writers block is just the fear of writing something bad, and it really resonated with me. I've found myself on more than one occasion in a cycle of writing a sentence, deleting it because I don't like it, only to write the exact same sentence again.
I'd like to say i'm going to stop doing that. That I will no longer let the fear hold me back. But lets face it...I'm a coward.
Hopefully i'll have something new to share with you soon. In the meantime, I've been ramping up to start revising my proposal to my first book, and I was thinking about trying to get some beta readers. If any of you are interested in reading Bearcat and providing feedback, I'd love to share it with you. Leave a comment or use the super rad contact me option hidden somewhere in this website. Ten points for whoever finds it first.
Anyway, here's a picture of me being FABULOUS with my dog. You are welcome.
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