I go to bed, can't sleep, too many thingies running around in my pea brain. Sleep finally comes and I awake, eyes still closed and there's that thingy thing, still running. I grab my pen and scribble in the dark. WOW what a great idea for a story, Oh yes, what a fab thing to do, I must write this, create that, copyright this, TM that, remember this, and no one has ever done that.

That was easy enough. I jump in the shower and I need a waterproof pen. Hmmm any of those on the market?...I could market them. I know I'll forget that If i don't write it down. Oh I should be writing poetry, this is Monday. Tuesday finds me wanting to patent a new type of gummy worm, Wednesday, I'm going to open a new exercise gym, on and on I go. Ear cuffs sounded like a great idea. I should have done that years ago when it was “My Idea”.

Armed with scribbles and wet paper I search the Net. Oh, someones already been there done that, wrote this, designed that, created those. OK. I found something that hasn't been done yet! According to Oh Heck Highway anyway.

The more I learn the more I get scared, wow I thought this would be easy! Yeah right! Oh well, I can always do this or look, maybe that. Perhaps I should do that right there,I think,pointing my ghost finger.

Thingies in my brain begin to fizzle and I go on with my day.

I am back in bed and I can't sleep...

What in hell's flames am I?
Is there a name for this thingie sickness?

Procrastination?

I am a procrastinator?... yeah...thats what I am, but I'll have to tell you about that later! Gotta Run!

Maybe I'm just Menopausal...

chickadee

Q. What are you?

A. Creative!

decaff sweetie...

You are a writer!
And sorry but, we all suffer the same way.

Face it queenie, your kingdom is expanding!
No, I don't mean your behind. I mean your brain silly. And your reign. Your brain must be going a million miles a minute just to keep up.
smile

chick, I'm forever writing ideas, thoughts, phrases, projects, names, numbers, sites, places to go, meals to make, movies to see, books to read. If I could only keep up.

Just wondering if you feel like you always have something to work on, expand, clean up, create, write, edit, etc? It's exhausting. Do your feet hit the groud running in the morning? Mine do. I make myself sit for quiet time with my journal, Bible, and prayer list. This is the way I become focused for the day.

Smile and JJ. and as Matha would say:

"And thats a Good Thing!"

but is it really?

Chickadee!! Welcome to the world of a writer! You live and breathe creativity. Have fun with it but don't let it overwhelm you. There's a fine line between creative obsessiveness and obsessiveness.

Thanks Everyone. Nice to know I'm not alone. Learn to focus, that's what I need to do. Too many irons in the fire is not good for anyone.
I'll take your suggestions.
Luv
chickadee

I don't know ladies, I am not a writer but Chick sounds a lot like me. Always behind and its getting bigger!

The syndrome is not exclusive to writers but maybe it is to overachieving boomer women?

Lynn