Amy Lu's View

I want to blog, but I can’t.

I’m too busy.

I have to learn my lines and rehearse for the play I’m in that opens in less than two weeks.

Okay, that’s too passive. Let’s try reframing that.

I’m choosing not to blog because I’m prioritizing learning my lines for the upcoming play I’m in (which you should all see: https://dreamlandarts.com/the-brothers-grimm-spectaculathon/!)

I am thankful that I get to spend my time and energy on this creative endeavor. It’s an opportunity I’ve chosen and not a burden imposed upon me by outside forces (such as the capricious deities of theater).

But okay, yes, I do feel a little put upon because I could probably learn my lines and rehearse more successfully and still work and run and blog more if life didn’t seem to be throwing some extra drama (not the stage-based kind) my way and I could actually focus on something for more than ten minutes.

Maybe I could even stop eating so many chips and crackers before I need to give away a quarter of my clothes. (Giving away a quarter of my clothes would actually be a good thing as far as closet space goes).

Wait, it seems like I CAN actually focus on something for more than ten minutes: Whining and feeling sorry for myself. Not a good look.

I wanted to illustrate this post about not posting with one of those old-school “Technical difficulties–Please stand by” images TV stations used to use when something went amiss. (Maybe they still use them but I don’t think so?) I’m not having “technical difficulties” exactly but that phrase has become a euphemism for things being a hot mess behind the scenes, which feels like a pretty apt description for why my blog needs to be on a bit of a hiatus.

However, I couldn’t find a “technical difficulties” illustration that wasn’t copyrighted. So instead, I found a free “time out” image, which might be more helpful. Maybe I can even find a little wisdom in this image. It’s very calming, and even contains a little message of gratitude with its simple “thanks.”

I’m putting my blog and myself in a Time Out, but we’ll be back.