The bane of every writer

Writer's block is a bitch. I was considering just posting that and being done with it but with over 2 weeks without an update or a post I don't feel like that would be sufficient for my friends and family that consistently read this blog.

I am really struggling with actually coming up with topics to write about these days. I thought being in Canada, experiencing a whole new culture and working with wild animals I would never run out of topics to write about. It seems I was gravely mistaken. I have a few writer friends who I spoke to about this and of course I consulted everyone's best friend - Google.

Writers block is something that will affect every writer at one time or another. It is frustrating and has at times, made me want to rip my hair out, however there are apparently several things you can do to help. One suggestion was try to write something completely different to what you usually write. I just write about my life and my thoughts so, I thought, what is the exact opposite of this. Well that's easy, writing about somebody else. So I turned to fiction with varying degrees of success (read - to zero degrees of success). Turns out I'm even worse at writing fiction than I am at writing this blog, wonderful.

Another suggestion was try using a different writing tool. I usually just type everything, so I grabbed some paper and a pen and tried handwriting whatever was on my mind. All I ended up with was ripped up paper and a couple of dozen pens thrown across my room. Safe to say that didn't work either.

I think I'll just have to deal with not having much to write about for a while. I'm sure that within a couple of weeks I would have done something else stupid and hilarious that I can write about so until then i'll just have to get used to it. I know that in a few months we can start riding horses again, and i'm awkward and clumsy enough when my feet are stuck firmly on the ground, so i'm sure there will be some stories to tell once I start riding.

Oh yeah, update about the shelter, that's what this blog is meant to be about isn't it? Not much has changed. It's still winter so the bears are still sleeping, not many animals are coming in and they probably won't until spring, whenever that is. I swear winter lasts forever here, we've already had snow for four months now and quite honestly i'm sick of white. I just want to see some actual grass again! Going up to feed the moose and deer is still fun though, there is one deer that is very friendly and loves cuddles, so that's a nice highlight to every evening.