Mental Block -Dillon Caswell

I started by sitting down at my desk. Looking through my google classroom assignments, I see a reminder pop up on my phone to do my blog post. I figured I would do it later, but I have lots of things to do so I decided to get onto blogger and start figuring what to write. I look through the checklist for the blog post assignment even though I basically memorized everything by now. 

I look around my room for ideas of creative writing. I thought to myself, "creative writing, that's such a vague topic. There's a million things to write about right now and I can't think of one thing!" Getting distracted, I go onto my phone and see the other homework assignments that I have. 

I thought to myself, "ugh I have so many tests to study for and so much homework! I guess I can just do something else and come back to this. No I need to finish this, then move on." 

My brain kept on bouncing back and forth for a long time. Eventually I got tired of bickering with myself and went to the kitchen to get some food. "Maybe food with generate some thoughts for this assignment." As I am eating, I thought about things that are major in the past year that has happened to me.

"What has happened in the past year that is something creative to write about?"

"I figured it out! I will write about this whole experience and how I can't decide on something when I'm thinking too hard about it!" 

As my fingers start to tap onto the keyboard, going faster than my ideas are going, I have another mental block.

"What is the title going to be? It needs to fit the story well and my lack of ideas in the moment." 

"Oh my gosh! Dude it's right in front of your eyes! I am having a mental block! I got it, this is so easy!"

I wrote the title onto the post and pumped my fist. I was finally done with one of the easiest and hardest prompts that I have done! 

I continue to type away with my fingers tapping faster than my ideas are going.