Zara sweater (similar)
Pixie Market skirt
Mango shoes
APC handbag
Zara sunglasses (similar)
Mango hairpin
Madewell rings
Mango earrings
Location: The Exchange District – Winnipeg, Manitoba
Normally, I sit down on Sunday morning to type out my blog post for Monday. I did that, yesterday morning. But I was tired after an unintentionally late night at a neighbour’s Christmas party. The page sat blank in front of me for fifteen minutes before I gave up. Later, after a healthy serving of banana pancakes and some caffeine to perk me up, I tried again. But still, the page sat blank.
It’s rare that I succumb to writer’s block. But if ever there was a time of year about which there is little to say, it is the week before Christmas. It seems every evening is busy with errands and tasks and obligations – wrapping, stocking stuffing, last-minute gift shopping. And yet, although the pace of the season is frantic, not much actually happens. We’re all just waiting, anticipating the big day that has almost, but not yet quite arrived.
The funny thing about writer’s block is that, when it does strike, it isn’t necessarily because I don’t have anything to say. In fact, it’s most often because I have too many things to say, too many ideas swirling in my head, all half-thought-through and not yet ready for writing down. I can’t even begin to decide which one to choose to tackle, never mind where to start with it, so I just stare at the blank page, writing nothing at all. It’s like seeing a close friend after a moderately long separation – months, but not years. Somehow, there is so much to say that you can’t figure out where to begin – and often, the result is that you stay usually quiet.
But there is always something to write about, for me – even if it is the fact that I can’t figure out what to write about.
Haha, I never thought about writing about not being able to write!
I usually find myself trying to write a blog post at 11 p.m., the night before, which is the worst time to try and write.
I really love your white skirt, and the oversized knit that just dresses it down and gives me the feeling that you could be running off to a party, or just lounging around the house.
Chic on the Cheap
I’m a total non functioning zombie person the closer and closer that Christmas gets. I find the season so draining (personally) that I feel like I’m in a perpetual state of stress or anxiety and then recovery for most of December … writing a bit in the form of blogging helps me to center that a bit I think and yet I similarly feel such a muddle that most of what I want to express comes out very inarticulately. It’s a double edged sword!
Courtney ~ Sartorial Sidelines
I’ve been reading your blog for a while, but am commenting for the first time now – I have to say that I love the eloquence of each blog you post. 🙂
I do have to say that I completely echo your sentiments about having so many things to say, but unable to find the words to articulate what/how you want to say them. I tend to journal a lot (tactile all the way!), and find that, in spite of the fact that my writing(s) may not make any sense, and in all likelihood will never been seen by anyone else, except for me (if even that), it helps to get all that stuff out of my headspace.
(Not that it sounds like you need any advice or anything – this post just really resonated with me today!)
I think you nailed it when you describe it as having too much to say. I’m certainly not a writer, but I do struggle at times when I have so much to say but just can’t get it out. It’s actually happening right now as I leave this comment! 😉
I’m quite certain I want to steal this entire look – it’s SO beautiful. There’s nothing I love more than flowy satin skirts and oversized knits… swoon, swoon!! As for writers block?! Haha, so true sometimes we have so much to say we’re not quite sure on where to begin. Happiest Wednesday, Cee!! xo
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