Writing Workshop: Oh Bother

Welcome back to the Wednesday Writing Workshop link-up! At the bottom of this post you’ll find the widget to post the link to your workshop posts. It’s my turn first though, of course.

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Now I must apologise this morning. As most of you know, sometimes my body doesn’t play nice and this morning is one of those mornings. I’d wondered why I was so tired this week… hmm. Anyway, it’s a quick entry from me today then. Just time to introduce you to the character I think I most resemble, at least some of the time anyway, and share with you some of his words of wisdom from the wonderful book by A.A. Milne:

“The old grey donkey, Eeyore stood by himself in a thistly corner of the Forest, his front feet well apart, his head on one side, and thought about things. Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, “Why?” and sometimes he thought, “Wherefore?” and sometimes he thought, “Inasmuch as which?” and sometimes he didn’t quite know what he was thinking about.”

I find it all too easy to slip into Eeyore mode. I think too much. And I tend to feel a little overwhelmed and lonely in a very bustly forest full of Tiggers that bounce you, surrounded by very big rivers to fall in. And then I get all self-deprecating and start feeling a bit sorry for myself.

“It isn’t as if there were anything very wonderful about my little corner. Of course or people that like cold, wet, ugly bits it is something rather special.”

Luckily, I have some lovely friends that always help stick my tail back on when it falls off, or make me a new house when mine persists on falling down around my ears, and maybe even fetch me a thistle or two.

Those friends are you lot.

Thank you, all of you, for always taking the time to visit my own little corner. For leaving so many supportive and encouraging comments and for brightening up my day every time you do.

That is all x

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So now it’s your turn!

1. Write something to say thank you to some who has made a difference to your life,
- Inspired by the Moiderer’s ‘People I’d like to thank‘

2. What cartoon character are you?
- Pinched from Mummy Pig’s, oops I mean Mummy Mania’s brilliant recent post

3. What are you guilty of viewing through rose-coloured spectacles?
- Inspired by Maternal Tales’ conversation with her mother

4. Tell me about a time you did something yourself that may have been better done by a professional and went a bit, well, wrong…
- Inspired by Insomniac Mummy’s ‘When home hair-cuts go bad’

5. If you haven’t already, please please consider writing a post about the horrific loss and suffering of the Haitian people due to last week’s earthquake, encouraging people to give to disaster relief charities such as the DEC, or support campaigns such as the Bloggers for Haiti in raising money for life saving Shelter Boxes
- Inspired by the dozens and dozens of bloggers who have already done so and helped to make a real difference.

Leave your name and the URL to your post in the MckLinky below (the URL should be to your post not just to your blog) andleave me a comment to let me know you’ve taken part. If you have the time it would be great if you could try and read and comment on at least two other entries. And be kind! It’s supposed to be a bit of fun – we’re not looking for the next Booker Prize winner here!

If you haven’t had chance to respond yet, then you’ve still got today! Or just wait till next week, when there’ll be five brand new prompts to get you thinking.

This Writing Workshop is brought to you in association with Mama Kat’s Losin’ It – who’s lovely author came up with the concept and runs her own workshop over in the U.S.

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