Yesterday it didn’t seem funny at all, but today I can laugh about it.
I have this bad habit (or I should say I HAD this bad habit) of not unplugging my hair dryer. I leave it hanging off the edge of the sink-the cord wrapped once around the faucet- so that all the weight isn’t on the plug. Not a good idea.
It’s been really, really cold here these past few days-hovering right around zero at night, and so my husband has been letting the faucets drip slowly all night to ensure that the pipes don’t freeze-and possibly break. (We’ve been there before…)
Enter my hair dryer-that I should have unplugged, but didn’t-and one slowly dripping faucet-and I’ll bet 9 out of 10 times, the water will travel-drip by drip, down the length of the cord, and on to the floor.
I was in for a rude awakening yesterday morning when I went into the bathroom, and saw all that water…
This year I’m embarking on my first major writing project-the story of my Uncle Pete. The task seems overwhelming most of the time. How will I make all of the bits and pieces I have so far come together to form a finished piece of work?
Let me direct your attention once again to that rather large puddle that soaked my bathroom floor. How did it get there? Slowly. One drop at a time.
Point well taken.
What a great analogy (though sorry that you had to clean up a mess to find said analogy!). I sometimes feel overwhelmed by my projects, too. But you're right - one step - drip - at a time.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to read your uncle's story! Best of luck!
And before you know it, you'll have a reservoir of pages written for that manuscript! Best wishes with this project, it sounds like it's very close to your heart.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will share pieces of your project with us! I would love to read some.
ReplyDeleteMelissa and Joanne-
ReplyDeleteThank you so much--you both inspire me! Here's wishing the floodgates open up once in a while this year too!
Thanks Tina! I plan to post little snippets along the way to keep myself on track.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful undertaking Valerie and how clever of you to take what was probably and irritating situation and use it as an analogy to your process.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim-I was glad to be able to get a blog post out of it!! But it did also provide the perfect illustration of how I envision getting a large and daunting task accomplished.
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