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Hello? Anyone there?
Yes, I am still here. And no, I haven’t abandoned you. I have been otherwise occupied. The Muse has been hanging out with me and I like to take advantage of her every visit. Lemme see…..
Okay, I have begun preparing for Christmas. I have taken out the wreathes and snow globes. I have taken out the ceramic tree and the Nativity set. The poinsettia tablecloth now graces my dining room table. I have been sure not to overburden myself no matter how much I want to. Baby steps this year…..baby steps….
I took down my drapes to wash them and when I did, I learned that far too many of my hooks needed replacing. After looking in stores like Tarjay and Wallyworld and even the Kmart, I became a little disheartened to find that none of them sold true drapery hooks. Oh, they had little things but none that were at least four inches long with split ‘stems’. Finally I remembered a small curtain outlet and I figured that that would be the answer to my prayers. Hubs and I went in and found a disappointing display area. Large shower curtain rings and circular “sew them in” rings were in large supply. However, the ones I wanted were not to be found. Hubs wasn’t about to be dragged from store to store again, so of course he had to check every single package of hooks because I certainly couldn’t be trusted to do a ‘good enough’ job of searching….
Wouldn’t you know it? That bastard found some!! And he rubbed my nose in the fact that he found them in the same area that I had just checked! Well, whatever, Mr Monk! You solved the mystery!! I needed about four packages to do the job, but Hubs made sure that I had a backup supply. He bought all seven packages, and a backup tablecloth. He was so nice that I stopped calling him Mr Monk.
The day I wanted to rehang the drapes, I learned something new. The new hooks are not quite as long as I wanted, but they would have to do. I hung one side of the curtains and when I began to do the other, something went ‘pop’. And then it happened again, this time followed by a metallic ‘ping’ against the glass of the window. I looked down and found….
half a hook.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we bought cheapy ‘quittters’. Good thing Hubs had the foresight to buy all seven packages, because instead of using four, I used six. I had to be extra careful with them too!! I considered taking them back but after looking all over and not being able to find them, I decided that they would hold up long enough for the holidays. I’ll worry about finding new ones later. But hey! My curtains look great! 
What else…
Well, as long as the “Cleaning Muse” was here, I cleared up stuff in the basement, I cleaned stuff in the kitchen, and I even cleaned my stinky dog. Not bad for a couple of days.
The next visit was from the “Creative Muse”. I have found a use for some of the random phrases that have floated through my head and I have begun to do some ‘serious’ writing. I kind of had an idea, and taking your advice, I typed it out to save for another time. Instead, when I had finished that sentence, another one followed and another and another. My fingers couldn’t keep up with the thoughts that formed in my head. I kept going until the phone rang, breaking the spell. When I returned, I read what was in front of me and was amazed…..
It was good.
Now I won’t exaggerate and say that I am writing a deeply inspiring manuscript, nor will I say that it is sex-filled romp for adults only. I will, however, say that it is has started out as something that I would pick up and take to the beach to read on a sunny summer day. I showed it to two of my best friends and they said (I quote) “I can’t wait to see where this goes! This is really good! You have to finish it!!” You should know that they are the girls who told me that my ass is ‘non-existent’, that I take good pictures, and they have seen me in a bathing suit without throwing up. They can be trusted to tell the unvarnished truth. To say that I was encouraged is putting it mildly.
In the days since they read the first few pages, I have had days in which I have found myself sitting down with my morning coffee and my laptop and not stopped typing until I had to pee somewhere around lunch time. I am astonished to find at this stage in my life, a talent that has lain dormant in me, waiting for a muse to wake it up and breathe life into it. This attempt at a book may not go anywhere important. Then again, it might. One never knows these things.
All I know is that I am having a wonderful time doing something that I enjoy.
That, my friends, is where I have been. I think I have ‘found my bliss”.
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Avitable said:
on December 5, 2009 at 8:33 AMFinding your bliss isn’t a small matter – go you!
Metalmom said:
on December 5, 2009 at 10:56 AMAvitable-Thank you, Adam. It is an exhilarating feeling!
Sybil Law said:
on December 5, 2009 at 11:03 AMYay!! I am glad you’re writing!
I have to clean today. You made me feel bad.
Metalmom said:
on December 5, 2009 at 11:30 AMSybilLaw-Thanks, Babe! And you mean to tell me that you haven’t been cleaning??? SLACKER!!
Grant said:
on December 5, 2009 at 1:13 PMIf the cooking muse visits you, would you make me some lasagna?
Metalmom said:
on December 6, 2009 at 10:33 AMGrant-You have such simple requests. How could I deny you? (Maybe not lasagna, I don’t know how well it travels) But tis the season for cookies? Send me your addy and I’ll see what I can do.
teri said:
on December 7, 2009 at 12:10 PMI want to know if you ever found that pan that got itself lost?
Metalmom said:
on December 7, 2009 at 1:27 PMteri-
When my son moved out, his girlfriend and I were in the basement, looking for draperies for their house. Under all the draperies, (VERY much hidden from sight!) was the roasting pan in it’s box. Now that I had bought a new one, she got very lucky and she had one for her own Thanksgiving turkey.