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I’m officially depressed. After 4 solid days of rain, grungy gray clouds hovering 2′ above my head, I’m grouchy and out of sorts. It probably doesn’t help that I’ve been staying up until 11PM and getting up by 4AM for all of those 4 days. I don’t think 5 hours of sleep is enough.

Why have I been staying up so late? Well, as you may or may not know, I have another blog that I use to earn a bit of money on the side by writing about stuff. I had an assignment the other day to write about something I just can’t connect with. I could not for the life of me think of what to write about that I could include the specific words required in the assignment in the specific order required. I stewed over this assignment for days (5 total), getting more and more concerned that for once in my life, my ability to write about anything anytime left me dry and cold and all withered up.

So, I wrote about other things, did all the rest of the assignments I’d been given, started putting together ideas for a video assignment I have that I don’t have all the particulars for just yet. Read a couple of chapters in the current mindless sloppy romance novel I’ve had open for the past two weeks. I did finally get the assignment done and you would think I would be happy, but I’m not.

You don’t have to write ABOUT the words, just include them in your post. I managed it, but it’s clumsy and obvious. Usually, I can fit those things in so they don’t stick out like a nudist in church. This one does that or worse. But it’s done and approved, so I’ll just have to put that one behind me and get on with it. Hopefully there will be more assignments forthcoming this week and maybe I can write a truly exceptional one to make up for the less-than-stellar performance of last night. Meanwhile, it’s dark, dank, dreary and raining…..

I think I’ll go back to bed.

Love to all,

Margaret