The power goes out here in The Shire quite often, so I'm used to that. Sudden darkness, confusion, losing my place. The computer has battery backup, and there are pencils and paper if it lasts long. Storms can be distracting though and sometimes my handwritten work turns to a list of things to do when the electricity or internet returns. Sometimes my notes become doodles or I dig out glue sticks and make a collage next to a short story.
Rarely, I start cleaning or organizing my office. Occasionally I'll meander off and clean or organize something in my house. Connectivity is important when you clean, so that you can get online and order cleaning supplies or boxes to store things you've sorted. You can't do that in a bad storm.
All this noise in the world has made me decide to downsize a third of most everything. Clothes. Things. Not books of course, let's not be crazy. Everything else though. We need breathing room around here. Without power there's not much I can do but make space in which to breathe easier.
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