About Bloody Time

OK so I had all these great resolutions, as devoted readers will remember, to write more and get the word out and utter other cliches. Did I do it? No. I did bugger all and decided against writing anything.

Here is the list of excuses to see if any of them are viable or if I was trying to convince myself that doing nothing was the best cause of action.

1. I was not in a good emotional space.

That means I have been less than cheerful of late and figured that whining, moaning and general grumbling would not be appreciated so didn't bother. My whole experience and subsequent enjoyment of motherhood was being hampered by my children and who would want to read that? I was not feeling fluffy so ate chocolate.

2. There was no time

This has elements of 1. At the end of the day I did not want to have to do 1 more thing having been a referee, chauffeur, cook, screaming fishwife and brain-dead female. Blonde jokes abound. The logic was should I actually write then it would be dull and self-absorbed (no change there) so why bother? I ate more chocolate.

3. Sod it- I can't be arsed!

Harsh but fair. A succinct summation of the situation.

4. Do I have any decent subject matter?

I know that the blog culture encourages a lot of self to be exposed and ideas explored but I was a brain-dead female of the dirty blonde persuasion remember. What on earth could I write about that would grab the reader and make them feel that I had touched on an issue with which they could identify? Could I make them smile? I did not want to write purely for myself as that smacks of linguistic masturbation!

5. I'll get around to it.

I never did.

Wow thanks for letting my self- pity pour onto the page, I feel cleansed.

So why now? Purely and simply because I have an arrangement with a friend. We will read each other's offerings as a way to encourage the other to write and express. He has an evil diet to follow and I lack the willpower to join him but I am prepared to be a cheering section.

He is a fantastic guy who has a successful career in sales, cares deeply about so many issues, constantly sets himself challenges and goals that he achieves and believes that everything is possible. He threw the gauntlet, I shall hurl it back.