Now this is no ordinary party - it's a pity party. So of course the rules have changed. Go out on the town. Make a root beer float. Put on some dance, blues, 80's music. Watch your favorite movie. Read your favorite book. Buy a new scented candle (and torture a household full of boys with your new girly, fruity candle)
Do whatever it takes to get you out of your current funk!! (Rejectionitis, writer's block to name a few)
And just why would you want to throw yourself a pity party? Because we need to take time to acknowledge our emotions - and then we need to get them out of the way. Often times we get so wrapped up in our emotions that we fail to see that life's greatest gifts are already unwrapped and, often times, right in front of us.
So rather than dwelling, get them out of the way.
Steps for throwing one heck of a Pity Party:
1) Give yourself a time limit - 5 minutes, 2 hours - it's up to you.
2) Send yourself an invitation - make it official, set it up as an event on Facebook (wouldn't that be fun to see who responds!)
3) Get dressed up - it is a party after all! If, like me, you always wear something comfy when writing (what? I'm a creature of habit, just ask my jeans and worn out sweatshirt!) then put on a nice pair of slacks and heals! (Heals are these really annoying shoes that make you tall enough to reach the top shelf in your kitchen while at the same time give you a solid reason to have a pedicure)
4) Invite friends - If you want to go all out have a Rejection Party (Erika and I had one, it was a blast!)
5) And then, party it up! Take the time you need to get it out of your system - dance in the kitchen, cry in the living room, it doesn't matter, just get it over with!
And then....write, live, love, write - know that someday will come soon enough.
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