Writer's Block

My last entry was a week ago. I intend to post daily or at least three times a week. However, I didn’t have the drive to write something these past days. I just really have to finish an article for a job today that I find myself internalizing again on what to write next on my personal blog. Call it a writer’s block, or whatever. I was unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with it.

I was so motivated in building up my blog and already jotted down list of topics I’d be covering. But whenever I turn the laptop on, I was shifted to doing other things. Writing, which is supposed to be my comfort became a burden. Maybe because I was so pre-occupied with the thought that I must come up with articles that will be of interest to my readers. I forgot the first reason why I started blogging again, and that’s to simply express my thoughts, whether someone will read them or not. I was also bothered with self-doubt and fear of being laugh at with possible grammar and syntax errors. English is not my primary language, I speak Visayan, and our national language is Filipino. I wanted to write in English, so I can practice my English writing skills and to cater a variety of readers. If I write in Visayan, only my Visayan readers can relate. If I write in Filipino or Tagalog, I would end up committing more grammatical mistakes.

Aside from these, my daughter’s babysitter went home so I must do all the household chores while taking care of Aki. Being a Stay-at-home mother is really a challenging job. I am starting to consider going back to work, in fact.

I know I just needed a little break. I will be back soonest.