Day 6

Day 6: Make. What was the last thing you made? What materials did you use? Is there something you want to make, but you need to clear some time for it?

PB&J.

Bread, peanut butter and jelly. And a Ziploc baggy to store it. I'd like to make a better meal, but I'm just too lazy to go out of my way to the grocery store. My apartment is within convenient distance to EVERYTHING except for the grocery store. Boo.

Day 5

Day 5: Let Go. What (or whom) did you let go of this year? Why?

Well, well, well... what a question.

The answer? Lots. The ability to watch Hoda & Kathie Lee and all my other favorite daytime shows. Florida. Certain people. Life as I know it.

Why? Because I had to. I had to grow up, move on and accept the things I have no control over.

Day 4

December 4 – Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?

Sorry, Jeffrey, not a fan of your question.

Day 3

Today's prompt: Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail.

My view after returning to the city from a weekend away in Boston.

 

It's Friday evening. You're not going to get vivid detail, but what I will share is that one of my favorite {reoccurring} moments in the past year is when I'm walking home alone at night (insert gasps from everyone who thinks NYC is sketchy and unsafe) while listening to my iPod (again). The buildings are lit up. The sidewalks are far less crowded. It's almost peaceful, and it's always then that I find myself feeling incredibly lucky to be exactly where I am.

Day 2!

Hello again.

Today's prompt: What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it?

Excuse me while I laugh. What do I do each day that doesn't  contribute to my writing? Hmm... work, eat, sleep, listen to music, caffeinate, LIVE, etc. Of course, I also do a lot of things in my day that involve writing (Gchat, e-mail, reports, Twitter, etc.), but I don't do them for the sake of writing. Writing has just become a part of everyday life and certain activities happen to necessitate it.

On a side note, it's funny that this should be today's question because Alison Davis, the author of Your Attention, Please, came in to speak to us at work this evening about communicating with distracted audiences, and our company is about to embark on an intensive writing program.

As for the second part of the question - can I eliminate these things that don't contribute to my writing? Sure, maybe I could try, but I won't. I like those parts of my life. After hitting publish, I will, however, be crawling into bed to read a book and thus inadvertently contributing to my ability to write.

Ah, full circle.