It’s been ten days since I posted anything. I’ll admit, I’m in a bit of a creative slump and I’m not sure why. I’ll start to write a few words and then stop and think to myself, this is just stupid – nobody’s interested in that. Same thing with taking pictures or thinking about making a new video. The mojo just isn’t there. The sad part is that I have plenty of things going on in my life that could make an interesting post, picture, or video. For example, here’s what’s happened in just the last ten days:

• I took a ride in a small plane to tour a mountain lake.
• We got rid of almost all of our furniture.
• We had our hardwood floors refinished and new carpet installed in a few rooms.
• We committed to a vacation that gives me 16 weeks to lose a large amount of weight.
• Went on the first few mountain bike rides of the season.
• Had to drive 200 miles to retrieve my mountain bike so I could go on previously mentioned rides.
• Read a couple of good books.
• Discovered that I really don’t know how to use my camera (see small plane flight).
• Newly installed backyard water feature has turned the yard into a bird sanctuary.
• Rearranged my office workspace for the first time in a decade.
• Went to two hockey games for the Kelly Cup championship.

I’m clearly not lacking for activity. It’s not like I’m sitting on the couch, playing video games, and wishing something interesting would happen to write about. Even if I was doing that, there’s been a crapload of stuff happening in the news that I could offer my Pulitzer Prize winning observations on. But eh… nobody wants my opinion on world events.

How do you bust out of a creative slump?

Do you just force yourself to write and post something every day, no matter how banal or stupid? Do I walk around and take pictures of bushes and trees in the neighborhood just for the sake of taking pictures? Is the solution to fake it until you make it? Or do you just wait it out until creative inspiration strikes again?

This is my question for the day.

Meanwhile, I’m headed to the golf course to see if I still remember how to hit a ball.