It reminded me of how I know some people that graduate in something or the other, and then say 'Oh, now I am a real <insert random profession>'.
When then asked what they really do then, they usually don't have an answer to that. But at least they can say 'I'm a <insert random profession> now!.

Apart from these, a lot of people also seem to think that creativity (in any shape and form) requires talent. They don't really know what this talent actually means, but clearly some people have it and some don't. You get born with it, or maybe some fairy comes by at night and sprinkles it on you.

I don't believe in talent (or that evil cousin called 'luck'). I believe in (hard) work. I believe in doing. I believe that when you have an interest in a subject you need to dig in and put in the hours and hours of work to get 'good' or 'great' at it. Getting good / great requires work more than this vague talent. Sure, some people seem to do it more easily, however, most of these creative things take practice. And practice means work. It means failing and loving your failure because of the unexpected result. It means hating your failure and deciding you want to do the opposite. It means challenging yourself. It means stretching out to the borders of your sanity to see if you can, and then crossing it. It means stretching to the edges of your ability and finding you can go further than you thought you could go.

So I make this bold statement that you cannot be unless you do.
You can call yourself a writer, an artist, a whatnot. But if you don't actually do it, then you just stuck a label on yourself. Ask yourself what you would like more.

• call GP for bloodtest (vitamins, food-allergies, regular check)
• call rheumy for more MTX (I called and rheumy would call back, but didn't; so even though I did it, I'll still have to do it again... meh)
• call surgeon's office for bi-annual post-cancer check-up
• call physiotherapist to set up initial appointment
• arrange the christmas name-drawing thing
• clear out the rest of the table (*did a little, but table not cleared yet*)
• tackle mount Washmore (*did do a wash / dry but no fold*)
• fill out the post-gastrectomy questionnaire (optional, though they did send it to me twice)
• see if I want to do that The National Cervical Screening Programme (not doing it now, maybe in a month or so)
• see if I can squeeze in six more parts for nanowrimo
• make a nanowrimo soundtrack (*partially done*)

Things I did, important ones, that I didn't put on the list but should have:

• took out garbage (not the regular, the rubbish for cleaning table and other areas in house)
• mailed a few important documents
• made several nice meals

I feel pretty good about these lists. Even though it seems I didn't get that much done, I did do stuff. And I did them despite having two really lousy days where I had to send the dog over to stay elsewhere for a night. I should focus more on the things I did get done, and not so much on the ones I didn't...

• call GP for bloodtest (vitamins, food-allergies, regular check)
• call rheumy for more MTX
• call surgeon's office for bi-annual post-cancer check-up
• call physiotherapist to set up initial appointment
• arrange the christmas name-drawing thing
• clear out the rest of the table
• tackle mount Washmore
• fill out the post-gastrectomy questionnaire (optional, though they did send it to me twice)
• see if I want to do that The National Cervical Screening Programme (also two reminders, and also optional)
• see if I can squeeze in six more parts for nanowrimo
• make a nanowrimo soundtrack

The vet told me to keep an eye on Nano, feed her some extra to dilute the chocolate somewhat and check to see if Nano drank enough. She drank a lot today, and spent some time on the sofa making small whining noises (I suspect a tummy ache) and seems otherwise fine.

This of course happens right after boyfriend suggested poisoning the dog in my Nanowrimo-novel.

On to the last 6 parts!

Ah well.

And it'll have a dog.

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