On Spring Break and Writing

My kids were on their Spring Break last week. I took one day off to go to the Museum of Science and Industry with the family: Lynn, the boys, and me. We had a good time. It wasn’t really that long a day, to be honest, but it made us all tired. We had a lunch at the Chicago Diner. It’s the tastiest vegetarian and vegan food in the whole city. I mean, you can get good food in all kinds of places, but the Chicago Diner has been featured on The Learning Channel for a reason. I had their award-winning “Reuben” sandwich before. The corned beef isn’t “real” in that not beef had to die and be corned in order to make it. Right up my alley. My oldest ordered spaghetti with “meatballs” in a restaurant, and I ordered a barbecue “ribs” sandwich for the first time since in almost two years. Mac-n-Cheeze for the little guy and a Philly Cheeze Steak sandwich for Lynn. We all smiled. It’s nice to walk into a restaurant and know that you can order ANYTHING on the menu. The only thing to consider is what tastes good. It’s a small pleasure but still a pleasure.

So, lazy days last week kept me from the keyboard. To be honest, I’m trying to figure out what to focus on in my writing. What matters? What’s relevant? Why bother? I’ve been doing this for over a year now, and my writing is all over the place. I am not sure if that makes a difference or not, but I feel like I should focus my energy differently. I don’t know…maybe it’s nothing. Maybe I’m just letting uncertainty elsewhere insinuate itself into other aspects of my personality. We’ll see…I’m not in a rush to figure this out. I just need to get back into the discipline of writing on a regular basis and reaffirm my commitment to myself. That commitment is to practice the art of writing.

Write is what I intend to continue doing.