I’ve decided that when I have no new ideas, I would stop staring into the air to wish that something would happen. Something would not happen just because I wish it to happen; ideas don’t show up just because I’m desperate. Instead I would do something new.
Buy a new pink colored mouse and mouse pad. This week, I bought them, just to boost my spirit for the weekend when I need to plan out all the posts for the new week. The two colors don’t match unfortunately, no matter how similar their colors are in Amazon pictures. Not that I blame my old mouse and old mouse pad for any of my writing mishaps–spelling mistakes, forgotten words, lack of transitions. I only blame my old self, who has already turned deaf for years towards my complaints about my old unsatisfactory self.
I have a friend who used to tell me that the little things in life will brighten up our day and I believe that. A nice picture, a quote, a memory. Suddenly our spirit is lifted and the tide of gloom recedes. And this is why I bought the new mouse and pad, just to cheer me up for a day or two. New accessories can do that–highlighters, bookmarks, pens, stickers, ribbons.
It’s the food. You are what you eat. I’ve heard the time tested phrase for ages and now I am who I am due to the food I’ve eaten and not eaten. I am going to try some new healthy food: carrot cake dessert hummus, lychee beer, and Korean ginseng tea. The lychee beer is especially good. The Italian owner of our local liquor store always makes sure he has alcohol products from Asia in stock. He has to do that since his store is right next to a huge Asian grocery store. When the grocery store was first opened several years ago, he was ultra friendly and tried to converse with the stream of new Asian customers coming to his store. To his disappointment, the Asians are rather reserved and are a little unaccustomed to his friendly ways. He soon lost interest in his greetings. Now he doesn’t even bother to lift his eyelids very much–whoever comes in.
Download a new software. I discovered Mass Image Compressor at sourceforge.net. It’s exactly what I need to shrink images to smaller sizes. I used to download OpenOffice from this site, which has worked well before I switched to MS word. This compressor is such a nice software. I can even adjust the size and the parameters to 90% or 80% or lower with the possibility of previewing each image. It’s much better than using the online service of tinypng.com, which gives unstable results and constantly asks for payment. Here is the link to this freeware.
Research and more research. I feel that I don’t know what I am doing. The same kind of bewilderment that baffled me years ago when I was searching for love. There’s no manual for researching about what to write; there’s no manual for love. A lot of advice come from others, but those are somebody else’s interests and experiences. In a way, we have to reinvent our own wheel if we want to find something suitable for ourselves. I am not so humorous that I can concentrate on writing about witty stuff; I am not so knowledgeable that I can teach something to others; I am not so artistic that I can create some haunting images memorable to people. The only things I have are from my life and experiences. I still haven’t figured out how to write a totally imaginative story that’s not based on my own life and people I met.
“Life is a quest.” We live to try something new until we die trying.
Haoyan Do 
I’m also out of ideas nowadays. But it is really hard to complete a post.
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I experience writer’s block every week. LOL. Reading books and reading other people’s posts often give me ideas.
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Yes, open and strong communication helps us to get great ideas. I think all of my ideas are great. lol😜
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Yes, your ideas represent your thoughts and they are great as a direct image of your mind.
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My eyes shine when I see good pens and I confess to being very acquisitive about them
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LOL. I know the feeling. Yes, something we are a little obsessed with.
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Go for the pink mouse and lychee beer🍺 My fetish to indulge myself is good smooth writing ball pens. I’m
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Haha, love to have some fetish indulgence. LOL. It keeps us entertained and motivated.
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Something tells me you will hit your “vein of gold” soon enough. Changing stimuli and exploring new things does help.
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Thank you and yes, changing strategies. LOL.
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A little bit of pampering, a bit of research and a lot of reflecting will do the trick. But then it changes from to person. I hope you find yours soon!
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LOL. That’s so true. Pampering is indispensable; research is essential. Finding one’s own style is most important of all.
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Little changes, like your mouse, can be inspirational. Some people, especially (it seems to me) the ones that don’t write much, are full of advice about writing.
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Yes, the little mouse can be a source of motivation. LOL. That’s so true. I was told I need to have passion just a while ago by a person who only writes business emails.
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I have learned that the world is full of unmarried marriage counsellors and child rearing experts that have never had children. I take them with a grain of salt.
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LOL. That’s so true. 🤣😂😆.
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I agree, little things to look forward to are definitely a plus. I love your pink mouse and pad, although the colors may not be what you expected, they sure do go together well. Interesting post, thanks for sharing.❤️
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Thank you for reading. Yes, it is rather too pink for its background of the desk of dull color. LOL.
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You are very welcome. Truly enjoyed.
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😃😊😉
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This was fun to read. I agree. Little things definitely motivate you. Hope you enjoy your purchaces
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Thank you for reading. Yes, we need all the inspiration we can get–small, big, weird, exotic, haunting…
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