Drought

I know I’m not the only one who’s suffering from the current blogging drought. Why is it that it seems to get a few of us at the same time? Is there some seasonal factor that makes us more or less committed to maintaining our blogs?

To be honest, I haven’t really settled back into any of my working patterns since I returned from my Easter retreat. But, back from a week away visiting friends in Berlin, I’m aiming to knuckle down this week and try to get back a bit of my motivation. No one is more irritated by my current inactivity than I am.

One of the biggest problems has been my work space. Since I’ve been back from my solitary writing trip, I’ve had to readjust to having my desk in the living room. Before I left I was used to sharing my space with Dave. Now I’m having to relearn how to cope with the constant distraction. It’s been a bit like moving in all over again!

It’s hard for Dave too, of course. He made an album recently which he had to record in hour-long slots between each of us getting home from work. It’s impressive that he managed to complete it at all, let alone that he made something good. You can listen to Going Back to Finish the Job free on Soundcloud if you’re interested, or you can buy it from his myspace. Not that I’m advertising of course...

We’re moving house again in a few months time and will gain more private work areas in the process. While I never look forward to moving, I will wholly welcome the end to this particular problem.

In the meantime, I’m going to have to force myself to focus and remember how good it feels to be productive. You never know, maybe I’ll even be able to show you some evidence one of these days!

The Dave - 07 - Audio - The Flaw by The Dave

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