Unchanging?

[krikketgirl]

It's hard when I'm chatting with someone and they ask, "So what's going on with you?" My answer is usually, "Nothing, really." But this weekend, I said that to someone and my husband started laughing. "Katherine is actually really busy," he said, and started talking about my job and classes.

Well, here's the thing: I am super busy, but there seems so little of interest to say about the things I'm doing. Or, rather, there's no sound-bite for the things I'm doing. Either I say nothing, or I have to launch into far more detail than anyone but me cares to hear.

The other part to this is that I feel like I have nothing to talk about anymore. If I talk about school, it either sounds like bragging ("The kids love me!") or whining ("I have no idea what's going ON next year and I never seem to get anything DONE!"). If I talk about my classes, it's mostly the whining part (my feelings on my Sociology class alone, for example).

The same thing is happening with LJ right now--I want to say interesting things, but the only interesting things are "deep" things going on in my head. I spend so much time doing schoolwork or at work that I have little left to talk about. I'm not even reading anything lately.

What's a girl to do?

Comments

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yeah I relate to this too. I'm busy and my brain is cranking most of the time, but when someone wants to hear what's going on, none of it seems like it would be very interesting to other people. :\ (Not that this stops me from posting about it!)

[krikketgirl.livejournal.com]

: D

See, it has been stopping me posting...and I think I need to rethink that. It's hard to get back into the swing of things.

[lorelei-n.livejournal.com]

LOL I understand this fully, I actually get excited if I have anything to talk about. Maybe your answer should be; school, work, and other stuff only I care about. :)

[bluiidmommy.livejournal.com]

Me too!

[bluemalibu.livejournal.com]

go read THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE and THE DAUGHTERS

I am really loving those two books

:D

have a great day!

[krikketgirl.livejournal.com]

I'll add them to the list of "things I'll read when I have time to read again."

[ladygoat.livejournal.com]

I hear ya.

Although I'll say I never mind hearing about school or work or deep stuff. I read it all and like knowing what's going on, even if it's the same old same old or "seemingly" mundane!

[krikketgirl.livejournal.com]

You're such a glutton for punishment!

[ladygoat.livejournal.com]

BRING IT!

[dantheman23.livejournal.com]

Or, rather, there's no sound-bite for the things I'm doing. Either I say nothing, or I have to launch into far more detail than anyone but me cares to hear.

Yeah, I struggle with that too. I end up just kind of mumbling something lame and the person is like, "Umm...ok!" It's hard to explain your life to someone in 10 seconds when they're not tuned into it already.

[krikketgirl.livejournal.com]

Exactly. And I mean, what is there to say about school, really? "My Sociology class is liquifying my brain and group projects are the Work of Evil." That pretty much sums up the past semester. I can't just repeat that all the time!

[dantheman23.livejournal.com]

group projects are the Work of Evil.

Ugh, I made it to my final class that starts next week without having to do a group project. I had one in a previous class but we could opt out and do it ourselves. I took that option : )

[lucky17pennies.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOSH! This is TOTALLY ME!!!

The few times I've actually had a moment to sit, breathe, and think, I end up so exhausted the last thing I want to do is write about...anything. It's just so much...and yet I feel like it's so routine there's nothing to say.

And wow, you not reading?! =O