shucks
When we were on our little writers’ retreat in Las Vegas last year, I admitted to the MamaPoppers that I don’t really like much of the stuff that I write. I think a lot of people are that way. It’s like hearing your recorded voice played back to you. Your voice always sounds like you’re 10 and your writing always reads like gibberish and bad metaphors. I mean, there are plenty of times that for whatever reason I don’t put forth my best efforts and I think that’s easily detected and sometimes I try with all that is in me to write something I like and it just doesn’t happen.
This post just kind of came out of me. It’s not perfect, it’s not even proofread, but it felt good to write and I even enjoyed reading it. I actually wasn’t embarrassed by it and told a few people that I would like them to read it.
Yesterday, Lisa Stone informed me via Twitter that that post had been selected to be featured on BlogHer.com’s Voice of the Week column and I nearly cried. It meant a lot to me that someone read that and related to it and perhaps felt a little less alone…or at least liked the writing.
The meltdown that I wrote about wasn’t the last one that I would have that week. I had a doozy on Saturday. I think the lesson that I need to take away from this is to have tiny meltdowns more regularly rather than bottling them up and exploding every few weeks. Less angry, more often. That’s my motto.
This morning I was thinking that it would be hilarious if I decided to become a life coach. My clients would come to me and say, “I don’t know what to do with my life. I’m unhappy.” And my advice would be, “Well, first you’re going to need a cake or three. And gin. Set those aside for now. Then I want you to lash out at everyone for things that you can’t change. Now, you’re going to want to crumple up your face and sob until your shirt has snot all over it. Finally, slice up your cake(s) and dip the slices in gin. Consume. Repeat as needed.”
Not really related to either of those things, I’ve gone back to a full RSS feed. I had originally gone to excerpts last year after some sort of feed-scraping incident freaked me out. Hopefully, that won’t be a problem again. And hopefully you bums will still click through and comment.
July 20th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
I told you it was a really, really good post. I never lie about these things. 🙂
FULL FEED! WOOO! WOOOO! WOOO! (You have been my *one* exception to my Partial Feeds are Evil STAB STAB STAB rule for a long time now.)
July 20th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
@Burgh Baby, I know, I know, partial feeds are kind of a faux pas. The feed scraping thing was super creepy, though.
July 20th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
I’m glad they picked it because it gave me the opportunity to read that marvelous piece. See ya in NY!
July 20th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
@Neil, yep, see you there!
July 20th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Yay! I’m so happy you switched back to full feed, lady!
July 21st, 2010 at 11:09 am
@Tamara, hee! your email the other day made me decide to go for it.
July 21st, 2010 at 11:45 am
Congrats on being featured! I really loved that post.
And I would like to book an appointment with the gin-soaked cake life coach, please. I also hope your techniques involve lots of storming out of the room. That’s my specialty.