Gahhhhh!
I blew it!
My winning streak is over.
This is exactly why I should never multitask.
I’m talking about Wordle.
When I hit 300 wins, my plan was to aim for 365 for a perfect year.
Actually, 366, because it’s a leap year.
But I blew it.
Here’s what happened.
I was at the dog park.
Since I was the only human there, and since Blue was occupied with sniffing, I sat on the bench to start the daily puzzle.
However, I noticed a commotion out on the street.
There was a smashed-up Mercedes, and a tow truck, and a couple of cops.
But there was no debris to indicate an accident.
It was probably a stolen car, and this was where the bad guy was caught.
By this time, more people had arrived at the dog park, and the true-crime excitement was causing quite a stir.
Plus, there was dog chaos.
There’s always dog chaos.
And that’s when it happened.
Oh, I should have known better.
I am notorious for screwing things up when I multitask.
I should have put down the Wordle and saved it for later.
But I didn’t.
I kept half an eye on the puzzle in the midst of the commotion.
And I lost.
Gahhhhh!
That’s it.
I’m done.
No more Wordle for me.
I’m not quitting because I’m a sore loser.
Although I most certainly am.
I’m quitting because I realize, now, that this Wordle winning streak has been an enormous time suck.
I’m going cold turkey.
No more Wordle for me.
Gahhhhh!
Liz Brenner
Everyone has a story to tell.
Even you.
Especially you.
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