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A real, imperfect day in the life of a writer: me

3/17/2017

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I am going to be perfectly honest with you: sitting at this desk and writing this blog is the last thing I want to be doing right now. Please don’t take offense, dear reader, as this is an ‘it’s not you, it’s me’ situation. I’ll explain.
 
The day started off well enough. I woke up snuggling with my two-year-old daughter, who then, in her usual adorable way, commanded me to “get up” (say please!) so that we could go about our day.
 
We had a hilarious conversation during the car ride to school, during which she insisted that sharks eat pancakes and wear pants. I mean, does anyone really know what goes on in the ocean deep? She could be right.
 
As I started the 20-minute drive home, however, I couldn’t help but notice the pounding in my left temple. By the time I arrived in my driveway, all I could do was pop some ibuprofen, slip on my eye mask, bury myself under the comforter, and hope that rest and darkness would halt the inevitable migraine. 
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​In the end, I slept for more than three hours, waking at about 1:00 in the afternoon to the uncomfortable but manageable dregs of a migraine and the distinct crushing feeling of having wasted more than half of a working day.
 
I dragged myself downstairs, trying to will into fruition the energy to write this week’s blog. I already had several ideas in the pipeline, but I wanted to write none of them.
 
And then, my lightbulb moment: when in doubt, write what you feel.
 
What I feel right now is lousy. But that is my truth on this St. Patrick’s Day of March 2017, so that is what I have written.
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​Yesterday I was flying high, having pitched a couple of articles to the Huffington Post and attended a webinar on high performance for writers. I was going to reach my full potential and be my best self!
 
Today, as you have witnessed, it’s a different story. And guess what? That’s okay!
 
We all have days like this. Not just as writers, but as humans. It’s impossible to be running at full throttle every single day.
 
I normally endeavor to infuse positivity into my blogs, so here it is: despite the migraine and the sense that today I am a failure, I was still able to write! I did what I had to do.
 
Because writers are defined by what they do: we write.
 
And tomorrow I’ll continue my dual pursuits of conquering the world and making the perfect cup of coffee.  
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6 Comments
Ranvir
3/17/2017 08:19:25 pm

Well written! I always enjoy what you write. There is nothing wrong with expressing how you feel. I think it is even therapeutic!

I hope you are feeling better now. Next time, maybe go with your little daughter in the park and have her chase you. :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hope you are feeling better and all is well.

Cheers,
Ranvir

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Megan Sharma link
3/18/2017 03:15:23 pm

Thank you, Ranvir uncle! I'm feeling better today. Hope all is well! Hugs from the three of us!

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Eli Gooman
3/18/2017 08:44:47 am

Even with your migraine, you offered up a brilliant, humorous piece that linked together seemingly unrelated entities such as sharks, your daughter's insights, life's inevitable vicissitudes, and coffee. Is not that what writers are supposed to do: tie together for us in a neater, more palatable package our random universe.

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Megan Sharma link
3/18/2017 03:18:12 pm

Thank you, Eli! I'm always looking for the silver lining!

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Rita Bhandari
3/18/2017 05:14:21 pm

Megan, as always, your blogs are so well written. Never want to miss reading one. Well my dear, if this is how well you write on a so called "Imperfect Day", then you have truly established yourself.

Wishing you the best. Much Love.

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Megan Sharma link
3/19/2017 02:02:25 pm

Thank you so much for your kind words, Bubble Bua! Lots of love!

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