Short Thoughts On Restful Writing💗[01-12-23]
Oxymoron Maybe?! Hobbiest vs Professional Writer 🤍x
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1 December 2023
Dear Chasers💗
Just a gentle bit of restful typing today but I decided to ‘push the boat out’ and get into the absolute spirit of things. So, socks were dragged off, clothes pulled off, tied my hair up in a tight bun and ….. “Help is on the way!” My partner coos!! This happens every single time that I decide I mean business. As soon as he sees me throw on my favourite ‘writing’ dress, teaming it up with the warmest, oldest, ‘writing’ threadbare cardigan that unfortunately for me does give me a remarkable likeness to the appearance of the wonderfully, old and charming character, Mrs. Doubtfire. I know yeah! It’s bloody Charming! I have the build what more can I say? Well, I can explain a little bit more. ha!
I just love getting everything in place to set the ambience for my down time while enjoying my hobbies, my favourite pastimes and creative outlets which are mostly - podcasting, DJ duties and the majority of what I enjoy for relaxation is my writing. I have too much of a nervous disposition to be lighting candles or incense. I’m also clumsy enough to set fire to something if I did and it’d probably be this oversized, aunties-curtains type dress!
For me to wear a dress is practically unheard of unless I’m in an especially literary kind of mood, or I am feeling quite delicate, fragile, I hate to use the word girly but you know, those days when you need to give yourself that extra touch of sparkle? It might be just me but I know that many writers also have a writing routine. I don’t do well with routines so setting the tone to sit down and write isn’t always on the agenda. Sometimes, it’s only a matter of opening the laptop and getting on with it. My idea of doing that is the floral dress and knitted old thing. It’s something different (so, counts as special!?) for me!
I don’t really mind the little in-joke we have about looking daft and a bit funny like an eccentric old lady.
I even wear the little shoes that were also handed down to me by my mum’s friend who is knocking on 70 years old so can be forgiven for her wardrobe taste. That’s where I obtained this kind of clothing. I didn’t have the heart to say I wasn’t keen on anything. After a while of the bag just sitting there taking up space, I routed through it one day (probably a day when none of us wanted to be the Gladiator of the household and press the GO BUTTON on the washing machine!).
I dug out a few bits of items and the rest is, as they say, fucking - stupid. History. I do look quite masculine in my unflattering oversized dresses, but I feel like a fucking princess (I just wont wear the green and brown leafy dress yet in case he thinks me up as Princess Fiona from Shrek!).
I’ve already had to relegate a lovely neon green and purple beach t-shirt to the back of the drawers, since I wore it after a lovely hot bath. Only to be laughed at again; “Ooh.. I can’t take you seriously Chasey, I’m sitting here thinking that I Really Want TO Eat You” I was smiling thinking, ‘not like him to be so filthy in a that way’… until he continued. “you don’t half remind me of chocolate fucking lime!” It’s all good.
I think the main reason for the friendly teasing is because he is so used to seeing me dressed like …him. If you ever see me in photographs or in the street, I dress like an old, fat chav. In my NorthFace t-shirts, Black Coat, Under Armour 'tracksuit’ and worn out trainers..
As you know writing isn’t always considered to be a hobby and for some people writing is a career, a livelihood, a dream, an ambition, and work. Others, like me, might say it’s a hobby. I like to say jokingly, “Right, I’m doing my work now!” and my loved ones know what I mean by that. If other people ever ask me if I have any hobbies, all I can think of to tell them is the exact same things (mostly just writing). I don’t speak to many people who would ask me that but it got me thinking again. I know I know, I shouldn't but I do…
How do I know that I write as a hobby and nothing more?
Writing for me is relaxing and not stressful - as it can be if it was more than a hobby. If writing for you isn’t restful then it is much more than a hobby and maybe not a hobby at all.
I am not striving to be the best (although I do want to improve naturally with time and experience) I have no external pressure and seldom put pressure on myself (during the writing process).
And after all that ‘thinking’ I decided that I wasn’t really in the mood for saying too much today after all. In actual fact, I spent more time getting in the mood than I had time for writing.
I could have left this in my drafts and went over it tomorrow but I hate to leave it hanging there and I have more to say tomorrow.
I will leave you with a relatively ‘themed’ poem that I wrote:
and not forgetting OUR EXIT SONG think of me walking like an exclamation mark in the city centre in my very un-classy attire:
Thank you for reading me tonight! BIG soft Warm HUGS Lots of Love ..xxx💗
