I was just wondering why all the interesting thoughts that would make some excellent posts visit me when I am most incapable of recording them on paper? Yes most incapable – well you see I can’t keep a pen and paper in the washroom now, Can I? Perhaps I can! But then if the washroom is shared one with almost the entire family then keeping a pen and paper becomes difficult. Why you may ask?
For starters, in-laws won’t understand my pressing need to put a pen and paper in the washroom. They will be like what will you do with a pen and paper in the washroom? You are going for a bath and not writing something so please finish the task and come out and then do whatever writing you want to do. Ah! If only you understood my need to have a pen and paper in the washroom so that I may record the chasing thoughts in my brain that play – Catch me if you can – with me in the washroom.
Sitting in a bathtub I imagine all the topics I can and will write on and when I come out the slate is clean maybe not as clean there are some hazy ideas that are left behind, which get cleaned when I get involved in the household work. (boohoo). So this time round I thought why not take a pen and paper with me and record all the thoughts in it and then later on I can develop on them. But then before I could enter the washroom MIL entered and out she came with what is THIS doing HERE? S I am fed up with your things cropping up at unexpected places. Well lady why did you enter the washroom before your turn. Serves you right! The mean streak in me struck its head.
Anyway, so here I was again playing catch n catch with my thoughts while they mocked me, taunted and teased with their presence at the most inconvenient time. So here’s wishing to my success that one day I will capture them and make them my slave.
This post is a part of Ultimate Blog Challenge Day 14
Swatz Says 
I agree. Sometimes I come up with brilliant ideas and I have no way to write it down. Sometime it happens while I am driving and other times it happens while I am in the shower.
So I understand the need to write it down. Let me know if you come up with a solution!
Ah Katrina the only solution I can think of is taking a pen and paper with me everytime I visit the bathroom or for you keeping some stash of rough papers in your car’s dashboard for a quick jotting. Let me know if this has helped. Would love to hear from you more and do come again.
Hi, Swati! Thanks for sharing – I can’t imagine sharing one bathroom with in-laws. Keep up the good work, and hopefully you can get into a groove!
Hi Marya,
Welcome to my blog and thank you for your footprints. Thank you for your kind words. You see my thoughts chase me when I am in the kitchen or in the washroom 😛 Kitchen I can manage because I have a writing pad where I jot them down but bathroom is a different issue altogether.
Just a thought here, don’t know how practical it is, but here goes….why don’t you use the voice recording facility of your smartphone to read out your thoughts. While it might seem a little funny at first, but recording your thoughts on the smartphone will surely help, won’t it.
Hi Jairam,
It is a brilliant solution but for those who use smart phones. I don’t own a smart phone and if I start talking in the washroom, MIL will come banging on the door. 🙂 Problems galore 😦
Ive realized that ideas flow when we are at weird places..so unfortunate, body not equipped with pen and paper:)
Yes, unfortunately! Anyway we will find a way out
I absolutely agree with you Swati…The best thought do come at the most inconvenient times. Take a really mini diary and a mini pen. Hide it under your towel when you go 😉
Hi Saniya,
I was wondering where have you been. And thank you for your suggestion, as it is a brilliant one.