Okay. I give up. I can’t do it.
About a month ago I created an “editorial” calendar where I assigned certain blog post topics to certain days of the week. I followed this calendar for a month, and I gotta tell you, it was so boring!! I just can’t do things in such a rigid manner!
I can’t explain why I am so resistant to routine and discipline but it just sucks the joy right out of anything for me. So, I’m going back to my regularly unscheduled randomness. However, if there was a feature you liked during my more disciplined postings, please let me know. I wouldn’t mind posting link love every week, or a free download, but if I don’t hear some requests I’ll just post whatever inspires me each day.
I found the coolest photoshop brush today. It makes photos look as if they were taken in a photo booth. That reminded me of a post that Heather had a while back on As I Write It. She talked about taking pictures in a photo booth and using them in your journal. I can’t remember the exact prompt, but hopefully Heather will forgive me if I’ve butchered it 
So, I’m reusing Heather’s idea and suggesting that you either take photobooth pictures and create a journal page with them, or draw them or use photoshop like I did! If you want the brushes I used, you can get them here.
July 17th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
oh Zura,
can i ever understand that! All i have to do is make a “plan” out of something..and ohman..the thrill is gone…i’m trying to find ways to make some scheduling work for me wihtout losing the fun…but it’s not going all that well..lol
makes me grin reading this..love that you give yourself permission to be yourself..and also love that someone ELSE feels this!!
July 17th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Karen, this has my mind spinning with ideas. We should be able to help each other, and i’m sure we’re not the only ones with these challenges. hmmmmm…..
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:09 am
Maybe loose scheduling is the key. Like write everyday at the same time…. and you could find fodder for posts… You have done a great job, but the whole creative thing is spontaneous. I do think we can produce when we want, but you have to sit down with your subconscious maybe and have a talk. You could do this one month out of two. I do love the love links… You could try the same schedule over a month too, that might work too. Whatever you do is inspiring
though, Zura!
August 25th, 2009 at 2:59 am
I appreciate your ideas, Gena. I am overwhlemed with moving and planning the wedding, so I’ll try to figure out what I want and can do after the wedding. I do miss posting, though! I like the links, too, it’s fun to find them and share them. Since I”ve been blogging, I find that many times throughout each day, I think about sharing something I see or learn. I just need, like you said, to find the schedule and pace that works for me.
August 25th, 2009 at 3:02 am
After writing that comment, I realize that something that is a factor is comments. It is hard to keep a steady pace of posting when I’m not receiving comments. Gena, you’ve always been good at commenting and I appreciate that. It’s not an ego thing, I don’t think. I think it’s just like talking and you want to see the other person nodding, or somehow acknowledging that they hear you.