Last night I attempted to write a post while my girls were sitting at the kitchen table doing homework.  It was getting past 10:00 at night and they were still going strong; well, sort of.  They were attempting to work but they kept having these random conversations: how many texts and/or missed calls they had; the new Origins movie and whether Wolverine got his knife-like hands at birth or in the lab; how to handle a sticky situation prom invite and/or how to beat someone to the punch and take control of an invite; and Mahatma Gandhi and Lyndon B. Johnson (both were working on history at the time).  It truly was a stream of consciousness kind of conversation and just plain fun to overhear, frankly.

Every so often it would get quiet while they wrote. Then Kiki would start talking about something else, to which Mae would respond, “Get your work done!”

So this morning as I’m trying to get over yet another writer’s block, I find myself in a similar situation.  It’s easy to visit other bloggers and leave comments, but then the writing doesn’t get done.  And I can get distracted by so many things (life in general) that take up my time.  Eventually, the writing part goes to the wayside and starts to feel like some kind assignment that’s hanging over my head. 

But I really do love blogging and want to keep doing it.  Maybe I need an accountability partner, someone who will say to me, “Get your work done.” I’ll admit, sometimes it’s hard to be motivated when you’re not sure anyone is reading it in the first place.  Really I just want to sit down at the kitchen table (computer) and carry on random conversations (mutual comment sharing) about whatever comes up. Because as much as I love to write and am willing to keep doing the “homework” part of my blog, I also want to “talk” and keep the conversation going.

To those bloggers who have encouraged me lately, I thank you. As Jenny on the Spot said in a recent reply, “Work on it! Go, go, go!!!” So here I am, workin’ it. 

Maybe that’s all I need now and then…a good kick in the pants.  How about you? Do you have a blogger friend that spurs you on?  Or, how do you manage to stay committed to your blog when life gets a little crazy?

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