Writing in the Dark

Angela

Nov 23

I have some of my best blog writing moments at the worst possible times, like when I'm away from home and busy or when I am laying in bed on the verge of falling asleep. Last night was one of those most excellent in my head blog posts, which has now become lost in the light of day. Please do not tell me to keep a notebook by my bed or talk into my phone as a memo! For one thing, I don't know how to use my phone that way. Yes, I could figure it out, but I really don't care to learn that skill. As for the bedside notebook, I also do not want to do that, because I try to avoid doing things while in bed that may derail my sleep efforts and awaken the inner night owl. I may go to bed at 6pm, wake up around 3am and do it as a fully functional human, but being a night owl was my nature for a long time and I can easily slip back into that routine. Okay, maybe not so easily with my schedule! What I really mean is that disruptions to my sleep routine make it more difficult for me to fall asleep, and those disruptions are easily created by even the smallest actions, like the effort of jotting down some notes when I'm supposed to be sleeping.

After today's blog post, I have only seven days left in this NaBloPoMo challenge, and I haven't missed a day yet! In a twisted sort of way, I am enjoying the need to force myself to sit down to blog each day. There are definitely days where I feel crunched for time or at a loss for words to write, but it feels good to be doing it anyway. Part of me will miss the challenge of blogging every day when December rolls around, but I think that sadness will be short-lived. Goals are best when they have an end point, at least for goals such as these.