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My life is boring. And that’s okay.

My life is boring.

It’s actually a good thing for me, but it’s bad for my blog.

Really, I’m not complaining.  But I’m sure you are bored with my writing. I know I am.

I can’t tell you about the frustrations of my old job and why I left because that would be unprofessional. I can’t talk about my new job because most of it is secret. All of my friends and family live too far away or are too busy with kids so I’ve stopped throwing parties. My idea of a wild night out is an impromptu pint at the Thirsty Cactus or sketching with my new pastels while listening to James strum on his guitar.

And I’m totally okay with that…it just doesn’t make for interesting blog posts.

I have to admit that some of the best writing I did was last year, suffering through my Dad’s illness and losing him. But I can’t write about that all the time, even though I still feel it. At some point in my life I have to start focusing on feeling better and dealing with my issues in more constructive ways and, most importantly, in ways that don’t burden those close to me.

But really, it’s boring. I mean…umbrellas are boring.

I need to re-think what I’m doing here and if I should be here at all. I’m not getting what I need out of blogging (or twittering for that matter) anymore; I need to be creative but boring isn’t really motivating and it certainly isn’t inspirational.

But boring is what makes me happy right now. I’ll let you know when that changes.

Thanks for reading and for all the comments. This experience has been memorable.

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Posted in Blog 7 months ago at 8:26 pm.

Comments

  • Perhaps reading more?

    If you can't think of what to write, why not reblog or post things that you found interesting? If you can't find enough of that.. that's an issue.
  • do you mean i should read more blogs? i dont know if that would be possible...i devote a large portion of my day to reading.

    and i'm not big on re-blogging - if someone else has said it first then that's good for me. As for sharing, that's what I use Facebook and Twitter for.

    I think I just need to reevaluate my needs and how to go about fulfilling them. But like I said..I think boring is what I need right now :)

    z
  • Not like social media blogs... just thought provoking stuff... or
    offline reading... sharing what makes you think, to me, is just like
    writing.

    Boring's not so bad. People ask me what I'm doing... and I generally
    just answer "Work."
  • John S
    See, this is why the best Comedians are troubled, and the best music is written, or paintings created when the artist is sad. Depression or sadness really has a way of forcing some people to express themselves in profound ways. Think back to when you sort of stopped listening to your favourite band, or watching that super funny TV show...and the usual culprit to the decline in quality is usually because the artist fell in love, found happiness, and had babies.

    You know, nice boring stuff.

    But I agree with ceonyc's comments. If you find your own life not as exciting, you are still opinionated and a good writer, so maybe feel free to comment about current events, which means you need to read more (news).

    I do think Twitter has jumped the shark already though...I mean, I keep reading various tweets, and it's all just one big snoozefest.

    Ooh, I'm watching the new Entourage/brushing my teeth/waiting for the bus/blah blah blah...
  • Ken Voort
    ssshhh... I spilled wine on my macbook... don't tell the IT guy.

    oh wait...

    crap.
  • Sooo....when are you coming back!! :)
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