Coming Soon to this Space...

The other day I found myself having a conversation with the voices in my head. In this instance, with my Inner Tutor -- the one with the long pointy swishy stick that lives in my brain and tries to make me do things I don't want to do.

 

Me: I am in such a slump. I haven't done hardly anything creative at all this year so far. I should really think about doing something about that... you know, when I get done procrastinating about going to procrastinators anonymous.

 

IT: Stop whining and go write something. Something about your life.

 

Me: But I hate everything about my life.

 

IT: Write about something you like.

 

Me: What did I just say?

 

IT: So, write about what makes you, well, you.

 

Me: I could write about books ... maybe...??

 

IT: Ding ding ding.

 

Me: But would anyone want to read my blathering?

 

IT: Who cares?

 

Me: Me! I care. Everyone will hate me, and never want to speak to me again, or worse think I'm really stupid and ...

 

IT: *sighing and rolling eyes* There's a reason there's a sign over your back door that says "Drama Queen."

 

Me: But...

 

IT: Stop flailing and start writing.

 

Fearing the aforementioned swishy pointed stick (apologies to Monty Python) I have determined to write a journal entry every day in February (ha ha nasty IT, it's the shortest month *sticks out tongue*).

 

I'll be talking about 28 books, in no particular order, that have helped make me me. I am not good at stick-to-it-tive-ness, but I will give it a go.

 

Some of these will be dead obvious as things all girls read. Others, maybe not so... but I'll see where this month takes me.

 

Coming attractions: Makes sense to start the month with my favorite book, no? So, pull out your atlases and find Lake Muskoka, Ontario. That's where we are going to start.