i suddenly realized this morning that it has been a very long time since i've written any thing down. i mean, put pen to paper. the last time was on tuesday, when i wrote down a couple of addresses on a package i sent off to the US. the time before that? i cannot remember. this surprises and saddens me. i used to write all the time. of course for school, but i also had many pen pals, as many as fifteen at one time, with whom i would exchange letters with. now, not so much. that is mostly my fault, i haven't been all that great at returning e-mails, let alone letters, these past few years.
i know that our lives have changed so much, so quickly in the past few years, but i wonder if i don't write much because i live in japan. maybe if i were working i'd be writing. and i wasted so much time during class in high school perfecting my handwriting. *sigh*
April 24, 2024
23 hours ago
3 comments:
I have terrible handwriting... but I do write every day...
I write at work...kids names on their paintings etc. Plus I write in my journal a couple of times a week...I am also big on lists.
Maybe you could put a mini notebook or a book of post-its next to your bed or in your handbag and a pen and maybe you would write more.
I used to have lots of penpals too, but none anymore?!? My grandmother has a penpal that she has been writing to since she was 16 and now they are both over 80!!
I have horrendous handwriting. I definitely write alot more than I did when I lived in Japan as I am always writing work-related notes, daily to-do lists etc.. However I think it depends on the person. I tried to do all of my meeting notes etc. electronically for a while and myself and the projects director are the only people in my company with pens and paper on their desk because all the guys here do EVERYTHING on their computers. They look at me weirdly when I wander around with my paper lists as they have everything on their laptops and have no need for notebooks! LOL!
I used to write my lesson plans (when I did them) by hand as well in Japan. I do wish I had nicer handwriting though because I am kind of embarassed by what a mess it is.
I don't handwrite things much any longer, either. And I miss it! I do have a journal now that I am keeping for my kids and I am looking forward to writing things BY HAND. Weird. I know. However, I have found that it is easier for me to write creatively if I am typing. Sad, I know.
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