Well, hello there! I’ll bet you thought this blog was dead. I thought so too, because I couldn’t decide what to do with it after I moved on to other things. But I finally figured it out, just this morning.

Think of The Complete Flake as my sandbox. This is where I’m going to play with new ideas.

This morning, I started a new routine. I meditated for ten minutes, did a few yoga stretches, and wrote for fifteen minutes. I can do more if I feel like it, totally up to me.

I’m doing this because I want to establish a new daily routine that supports both my health and my writing. If I start off the day positively and proactively instead of giving in to my food and internet addictions, the rest of the day has a much better chance of being productive. This way, I can build my self-confidence and self-respect.

Because thinking of myself as a hopeless flake at the mercy of my own bad habits is just a habit itself, after all. I don’t HAVE to see myself that way. I can CHOOSE a different self-image — like say, someone who loves to write, meditate and do yoga every morning, first thing. (And someone who loves healthy food and – well, loving exercise will take more work.)

And my first thought now is, Hmm, I wonder if yogawrite.com is available? Ha! Another habit! Because I love me a brand new website to start from scratch. During yoga this morning, I was also thinking about starting a new Twitter hashtag for daily practice. But I must resist, not because either idea is bad. It’s only a question of mental bandwidth and whether I have any to spare. And I know that I don’t.

I’m questioning everything right now – decluttering my day and deciding where to put my focus. I know I can’t stop getting excited about new ideas, but how can I explore them without making public commitments that are embarrassing to back out of later, when I lose interest? (Sorry, but I told you I’m a flake.)

Well, that’s where The Complete Flake comes in handy. Now I can flit about from idea to idea as much as I like.

I like that. Hope you do too. :)

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There is no point to this post, other than silliness – which is point enough, in my book. I have been asked to share the fabulous story of the day I “interviewed” Robin Williams. [I put that in quotes for reasons you will soon see.] I love taking a ride on the memory train, especially this one. [Read more...]

Yikes, I don’t think I have. What kind of blogger am I, anyway?! Totally self-centered! Well, here’s a big MWAH to all of you for being so caring and helpful. As numerous 60s teen movie characters would put it: You guys are the BEST.
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Natalie Peluso, aka The Tiny Soprano, has renamed, repurposed, and relaunched her site. It’s now Sing Your Truth, and I love it.

Natalie, in case you don’t know her and can’t guess from the handle, is a soprano. A tiny soprano. A freaking OPERA SINGER, fercrissake. I can’t even fathom that. How on earth did I wind up friends with an opera singer from Australia? Only on the internet, my friends, only on the internet.
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It has been suggested that what I need, to break through this writer’s block that I’ve been struggling with, is to stop writing altogether for a week — no blogging, no 2500 words, no email, no Twitter.

My initial reaction was horror — actual word: “Nooo!!!” And the response was that my reaction might show just how much I need to do it. Thanks, Universe.

But the more I thought about it, the more appealing it sounded. I’m tired and in pain from hobbling around on crutches. My tiny apartment is rapidly beginning to look like one of those places on Hoarders. I’m having a hard time getting a balanced, nutritious diet because cooking is such a chore. If I didn’t have the added pressure to blog and write 2500 words a day [which I never achieve lately], I’d be more relaxed and rested, and could devote all my time to healing.

So I’m going to do it, starting now. If I owe you an email, please accept my apology and try again in a week or so. I did three interviews yesterday, but I’m going to put off posting them until I come back. Sorry about that.

Going back to bed for a nice, long nap. See you next week!