Those 70ish Girls

I’ve spent the last 2 plus years clearing out and minimizing. In the process, I tossed out, sold, or gave away a big part of my life. What I didn’t realize is that this preparation for my new life on the road left some empty space that, figuratively speaking, needed to be filled with something else. Is that sentence too long?

Thanksgiving and the beginning of the Christmas season have given me pause to reflect on what I can fill the space in my life with. How do I repurpose the time that I was accustomed to spending doing old familiar things with old familiar things?

I used to spend a lot of my time writing, which I enjoyed. I have been experiencing writer’s block for several months now. The poetry and stories are not top of mind like they used to be. I can’t think about the possibility that it might be a permanent condition. The thought of no more writing creativeness in my brain is unthinkable to me.

So what do I do to fill that empty space? That’s what I find myself thinking about tonight. I think I’m going to try to do what I’m doing now. Write even though I’m not having any spurts of creativity. I’ll try the fake it until you make it method. The question is, will anyone read it?

Since I can’t fill my life with the things I used to do, other than writing, I’ll find new things to fill that space. Maybe doing new things will help spur some brain activity conducive to writing. Do you want to come along for the ride while I explore? The first thing I’m going to do tomorrow is make a list. Any suggestions? As your thinking, keep in mind that Kip and I are together most of the time, we have two dogs that can’t be left alone in the RV more than a few hours, and we only have one car. I can get out by myself some, but not a lot or too often. I don’t want to negatively impact Kip’s life too much, either. There still should be some constructive and interesting things I can do with my time.

The pics of my RV Christmas decorations don’t do them justice.