Sunday of my Life

No, not that one of chewing on my knuckles… that one’s going to be a bit much to tackle for just now. My writing habits, I mean. They’re attrocious. I tend to hold a pent like it’s going to run away from me, I use either too little or too much pressure and I write more with my wrist than I do my fingers. I tend to lean right in close to whatever I’m writing and really stare at it. Suffice it to say that these habits really start to hurt after a while. I had to ice my wrist last night becuase it was swollen and sore from writing out page after page of CCNA Labs. I don’t write well, I tend to smear (becuase I’m left handed) and if I try not too - holding my wrist and hand away from the page - the sustained effort makes my wrist hurt even more.

Ow. Ow. Ow…

I’m damn sure there’s got to be better ways to do this, things that won’t hurt so much. I went pen-hunting tonight under advice from Dorothea, and I think I managed I managed to get a fairly comfortable pen, after much research in my breaks today into what causes cramps and so on from writing (found it can be from holding a slim, narrow object tightly between the fingertips for sustained periods… go figure) so this pen is thicker, and has a thick foam grip. Feels fairly comfy in the hand, so I’m giving it a trial run

Now I’ve just got to learn to write more with my fingers instead of my wrist and elbow and break myself of the habit of holding onto my pen as if it’s a snake attempting to get away from me.

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