Bright and breezy…

From where I sit, there is not a single cloud marring the clear blue sky. The vista is visually pleasing speckled with happy yellow dandelions, spring green grass, and the delicate blossoms of a thriving rosemary bush. The sound track to my day is a mixture of narrated scary stories on YouTube, and the rustling of the plants and trees that reside in the garden. Doggo is basking in the sunshine and, if I close out the noise beyond my bubble, all is right in the world.

It is strange the effect that Spring can bring. The weather hasn’t quite made it’s mind up what it’s doing yet. The breeze is strong and, until recently, the rain has sometimes stayed for days. I am comfortable with both of these elements. Rainy days and thunderstorms accompanied by high winds are more often than not the things I need to spur me on in my writing. Spring and Summer don’t tend to sit as well with me. I become tired and demotivated, as opposed to energised and thriving.

Not so this year.

Don’t get me wrong. Come Autumn/Winter time I can guarantee my energy levels will increase. It’s just that this year those levels are lingering for a little longer. I am more productive than I have been at this time of year in a long time. It may happen in fits and bursts, but it’s still happening. And this brings me hope.

Now, whilst I understand that hope can be a fragile thing at best, I also appreciate how helpful it can be in achieving the writing goals that I have for this year. I could list everything I want to do on here (there is a list in my head, but it’s too long to go into here and now), but it would probably bore you. Just believe me when I say that I plan to be busy. If I have to work through this in dribs and drabs I will. One thing at a time.

The likelihood is that, on some counts, I will not finish certain things. Whilst not setting myself up to fail, I am now in a place where I can accept that I cannot do everything, and that is okay. But I’ll sure as hell try to get them completed. And if I don’t?

There’s always next year…

Until next time xox