Give me a television, a new video game, (Yes mom's play video games too!) A three year old screaming over a dropped cookie, or a mess so big it's just too bothersome to ignore and my writing goes through the window.
If you think about it a lot of D words are used to focus your attention in a different way. Distraction, Detour, Derail, Direction, Disguise . . . I am sure there are many more but I cannot think of any off the top of my head. Maybe it is the letter D that is my nemesis . . . it's sole purpose to misdirect my creative process and turn my mind into a pile of mushy goo that is incapable of producing a finished novel.
So here are my current Distractions . . .
1.) My family - Two Children who need my undivided attention 24-7. A husband who just returned from over seas. And pets . . . All of the above drive me completely crazy sometimes!
2.) The Legend of Zelda - Skyward Sword.
This game has me enthralled I cannot help but play it almost every day . . . I want to beat it . . . I have to beat it!
3.) Facebook - Self explanatory. Half of the world is distracted by Facebook and other Internet Media outlets such as Twitter. (Which I still don't get . . . I mean come on, who needs an up to date every minute account of a person's life.)
4.) The Hunger Games - It is a very hard book to put down . . .
5.) Writer's Block- As the end nears . . . the words are getting harder to bring out of me.
So there are my Distractions. What are yours?
WHAT IS FOR DINNER: LEFTOVERS
SONG OF THE DAY:
Run Around by Blues Traveler
I have ADD so I'm always fighting distraction! My kids are grown but I have needy dogs who always want to go out - and in - and out . . . I'm like a doorman! I agree, facebook - and other social media - are a big distraction!
ReplyDeleteI think as we grow all parents develop a form of ADD ... mine is a defense mechanism against the constant questions from my little mini me's! i have selective hearing...
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