There are some out there that say that things like ADHD (with or without the h) are a boon to creativity. (One article – here) Yes, the daydreaming, enthusiasm and playfulness are great additions when you want/need to create. I maintain that I’m a kid in the guise of a responsible adult. I still love toys, I love to draw and daydreaming is still a hobby. I will admit that those things probably feed my interest in EA’s The Sims series. ADHD’s better traits allow you to make leaps of thought that “normal” people don’t. You ask “What if” more often, and then follow that “what if” train of thought.
The other day I was cleaning up my desk (long story short – 20lb cat vs glass Galileo thermometer – cat won) and realized a part of my problem with writing lately has been that I treat my computer desk like any other space. It’s cluttered with detrius of things that aren’t what I do and aren’t related to anything entertaining that I do outside of ‘work’. It’s almost out of control chaos, and it does affect my ability to create.
So, taking the opportunity, I decided to create a space, that given the limitations of what I have to deal with, is a sacred space for creating. No distractions, no clutter of the physical or spiritual kind, just a space where I can create to my heart’s content. First up, doing a total clear out of what is on and around the desk. After that, it’s setting it up for easy access to all my materials that I need. Finally, it will be adding the last touches to make it the space that I need and want.
Seriously world, I had to bring you this. It’s hilarious, and annoying, but hilarious. This is what happens when you have a writer who can’t sleep well get up and get caught up on some of her feeds. Thought a part of me has to say, this probably is reminiscent of some family fights for some people.
I’ve not been good about keeping my posting schedule. Yes, I’ve been a bad bad blogger. Right now it’s more a case of you don’t want to hear me go on and on about the new iPhone (summation – Sweeeet) or the fact that my chicklet keyboard for my MacPro randomly decided to commit suicide with the “i” key, which makes typing anything damned hard… especially when it comes to Apple stuff – damn them and their “i” everything. Right now I’m using an ancient (and I do mean ancient) Microsoft Natural keyboard that has outlived more computers than pretty much any other part I have. It’s almost 10 years old and still kicking. It’s just a stand in until I get the keyboard that came with this beast out of storage. Evidently chicklet keyboards are not meant for those of us who type like demons (and my speed is well up there, I thought my space-bar would wear out first).
Summer has nicely taken hold here, and I’ve been enjoying time to myself (for once) and getting healthy. There are posts planned, and this should be back to normal soon(ish).
So, go enjoy the nice days and evenings of summer while they last.
I left the IT field because I was burning out, like so many other IT professionals. Low pay, crappy hours and having to put up with the dregs of computer using society take their toll. Since I’ve left, my health has rebounded, my state of mind is better and really, why would I want to go back to killing myself for someone else?
So, I started looking for part time work. I’ve done the cashier thing before, and enjoyed it, I’ve done the fast food thing before, and enjoyed it as much as it can be enjoyed. But, everyone keeps wanting to put me back in that wee IT box. Why? Because it’s evidently damned hard to get people who know how to troubleshoot a computer. Yeah, I’ve got that training, but I have more than that. I wore the headset of tech support for a decade – much too long – and I’m not putting it back on.
But, people keep attempting to put me back into that box. To them I say:
No, I will NOT fix your computer. Not now, not ever.
We now return you to your normally scheduled programming.
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