This morning I sat and stared at my computer till I felt my eyes numb and nothing came. Defeated, I shut my computer and walked away.

I fumbled through the kitchen making blueberry pancakes and then plopped down on the couch beside my family. We devoured them with maple syrup and a marathon of Star Trek.

The rest of the day consisted of preparing the boys for a night of camping, making more homemade laundry detergent (though I never did the laundry), and a tiny bit of cleaning. Once the boys were adequately shipped off for a night of Boy Scouts, the girls and I settled into a night all our own. It consisted of baking cupcakes, watching The Hunchback of Notre Dame, doing nails, and eating hamburgers with onion rings and brussel sprouts.

One could say that my writer’s block defeated me today. I accomplished nothing in the way of writing. But on the other hand it gave me the opportunity to step away from the computer where I write about life and just really enjoy it. I loved my day filled with good food, laughter, and Star Trek.

I wouldn’t trade it for a 1,000,000 words. So excuse me while I go cuddle in for one last snuggle and fall asleep watching Tinker Bell with my babies.

How do you turn defeat into triumph? Share it in the comments.