/ The Inspirations of a Student Journalist: I blame it all on rainy days and broken umbrellas.

Thursday, 10 February 2011

I blame it all on rainy days and broken umbrellas.

It would seem today is one of those days where everything goes wrong. Despite the fact I actually woke up in a really good mood, it just went down hill.

It's the small things like, you open the fridge and the butter falls out, you start to boil the kettle without realising it isn't even turned on at the wall, you pick your straighteners up by the hot bits and burn your finger - which incidentally really hurts. Then when you brave the pouring rain and wind, your umbrella blows inside and out and you get soaked.





By this point I definitely figured the best thing was to go back inside and try and have a constructive day of work, before I fell over in the park or got hit by a bus or something. 


So here I am,  my work scattered around me. Five potential news stories waiting to be written, except I have no quotes, I have no interviews and I am waiting on about five different people to email me and agree to let me write something about them. 


Don't get me wrong, I probably sound like I am moaning about the career I am heading towards but that's not really what I am doing. The thought of actually writing something and having people read it excites me, I guess that's why all of a sudden I am actually keen to keep this blog going.


So if I'm not moaning, what am I doing? I think just worrying to be quite honest. I am so scared of writing rubbish news stories, and so worried about ruining by degree that it's actually having that effect on me, what I am writing is rubbish because I think it is.


The other issue of course is that I can't stop coughing and sneezing and it is pouring with rain and therefore I am sat at home in stead of out researching my stories. There is only so much the internet can provide you.


I know all I need to do is just go and do it. So please Mr Weather man, make tomorrow a happy day?
I definitely blame weather for ruining peoples days and good moods. It's amazing what a little bit of sunshine can do. The summer cannot come quick enough, sunny days, long evenings, beach days, picnics, BBQs. The things that make summer! 


So while I sit here however and look at the rain beating against all the little windows of the halls of residence, motivation and enthusiasm is really difficult to find. Yet I am still so enthusiastic about the future and what it actually is I want to get to, but I have a long way yet and all these little hiccups and rainy days are just a few of many more to come.

1 comment:

  1. Unfortunately, Mr Weather Man thought he'd be funny and make it rain again. I have a cold now :(

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