Day 141: Where oh where has my blogging bug gone?

I'm a little surprised at myself that I missed my half-way mark.  Day 133 came and went without my marking its passage.  That's a little nerve-wracking, both because it's an indication of how much I've been slacking on the blog and because of how much work I still have to do on my play to  finish it by October.

I feel a little sad that I'm not as motivated to write in my blog as I was before.  Though it's not just a matter of motivation, it's more that I don't feel the impulse or the need to write in it as often.  I am still completely dedicated to my project - I have no desire or impulse to abandon that - I just feel like I have less to say about it all lately.  Sometimes I feel that what I want to say is now always a variation on themes I have written before, so I feel less compelled to write.  And, as always, my time is so divided that writing in my blog most always has to come at the expense of something else.  If I have to choose between writing in my blog or fitting in some exercise before work, right now the exercise wins.  (my waist band certainly knows I need it, after all the glutonous eating I did on my vacation...)

The next two weeks are another whirlwind of events for me, covering all areas of my creative life: a voice teaching seminar at Actor's Connection on Thursday, my own singing performance with Kat for a benefit on Saturday, and performances of one of my short plays ("Spirit Dust") the following weekend (not to mention that my parents will be visiting for the first time in 3 years).  I was going 100 miles an hour before my vacation, stopped for 6 blissful days, then had to jump right back on the 100 mile an hour treadmill again.  It's been a bit of a rough re-entry. 

I promise you haven't seen the last of me.  My impulse to blog may pick up as my summer slows down in a few weeks (I hope, on both counts).  Certainly my play writing will pick up again, as I've signed up for another playwriting class to make sure I keep producing every week. 

In the meantime, I hope you all are enjoying the beginnings of summer, and that perhaps I'll see you at one my plays coming up on the 19th and 20th!