When you’re not feeling it

I wasn’t feeling the whole writing vibe this morning. But I pressed on.

Sometimes, it’s just hard to write.

This morning was one of those mornings. It began with my standard morning journaling routine, notebook open and pen in hand. I wrote a single-sentence paragraph describing a mundane task ahead of me for the days, and thought, This is it. This is all I’ve got today.

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My writing routine

My journaling routine begins early in the morning. Writing longhand in a notebook is one of the first tasks of my day.

As a follow up to my recent post about confronting the blank page (or blank screen), I wanted to describe my writing routine and, I hope, prompt some of you to share yours in the comments.

But first, a short back story:

Once upon a time I journaled consistently. Then I fell out of the habit. I don’t know why. Got busy, I guess.

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