Rainbow Roll from Co-op…. from a previous visit
Today’s Daily Post Prompt is “barriers”, though I can’t say that there’s a lot that will stand in the way of getting some tasty sushi!
However, the last three times I went out for sushi, I didn’t end up photographing the meal or sharing a post about the experience… the first was a take-out sushi meal from Co-op, which I’ve blogged about a half-dozen (or so) times before I’m sure, the second was out for AYCE (All You Can Eat) sushi at Sushi Ichiban on Macleod Trail in Calgary – which I’ve also blogged about before, and the third and most recent was just last night out for a AYCE sushi with big group of friends to celebrate my birthday at Miki in Banff.
All you can eat from Sushi Ichiban (from a previous visit)
So, why no new photos? The barrier with the last two places was just feeling a little like “that gal” – the one always pulling out her cell phone in the middle of a meal. Sure I was only going to take a photo of the food to blog about, but I really started to feel like pulling out my phone would intrude on the visit, the conversation, and just generally ‘fitting in’ with the flow of the evening.
Here’s a question to other bloggers – do you ever find yourself thinking “ooh, I could blog about this” but stopping yourself just because it’s not really the time or the place – or do you take every opportunity, and not let those “barriers” stop you?
Other bloggers
There are a bunch of other bloggers chiming in on this topic (72 so far!). So far, check out the following blogs for more on “barriers”.
- Harry Potter, Famous Dads and Stoke Newington | AS I PLEASE
- Emotional baggage | Perspectives on life, universe and everything
- Motivation Needed | suzie81’s Blog
- Neanderthals | Perspectives on life, universe and everything
- I want to be a dreamer when I grow up | From One Crazy Life To Another
- Barriers | Momma Said There’d Be Days Like This
- Scenes From A Barrier Island | Exploratorius | Photo Hack & Curious Wanderer
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course -as a Medical Student | Journeyman
- Some weeks I just wish I could hibernate | Kate Murray
- Why women put up barriers to sex! ADULT CONTENT -Daily Prompt | alienorajt
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | The Wandering Poet
- DP Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | Sabethville
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | Incidents of a Dysfunctional Spraffer
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | Under the Monkey Tree
- Obstacles | Sue’s Trifles
- blossoming individual | peacefulblessedstar
- Getting Things Done « One Crazy Mom
- Adventures in baby cereal | Life Love Lily
- So much to do | Angel Frouk
- Getting Out of My Way | The Silver Leaf Journal
- A Day With Chef Rene | The Jittery Goat
- caught | yi-ching lin photography
- there are | y
- Obstacles to Peace and/or Prosperity/Daily Prompt | I’m a Writer, Yes I Am
- Purpose | Phelio a Random Post a Day
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course (to UK) | Memory Bank of the Nocturnal
- An obstacle for everyone | LauGraEva
- The “Motif” Obstacle Course! | Home’s Cool!
- Daily Prompt: Obstacles « My journey to qualify for the Boston Marathon…and everything in between…
- The Silent Treatment. | Hope* the happy hugger
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | Awl and Scribe
- of nothingness « Anawnimiss
- Why Did I Tackle This Obstacle Course? | Sued51’s Blog
- Time and Time Again . . . But, There Never Seems to be Enough | meanderedwanderings
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | sixty, single and surviving
- Inspirational quotes by Steve Jobs | Processing the life
- Life Can Be A Obstacle Course | Lisa’s Kansa Muse
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss
- Self Motivation | A mom’s blog
- Smoke Screen | Broken Light: A Photography Collective
- Busy, Busy, Busy Bee… | An Upturned Soul
- Time and Tide | Flowers and Breezes
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | Kauniiksi katsottu – Seen as Beautiful
- WP Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | 101 Challenges in 1001 Days
- Bottled Gumption | A.C. Melody
- You Can’t Tie Your Shoes | Sam Wight
- Daily Prompt: Obstacles / unlocking my doors… | Louie Behogan
- Overcoming barriers | Mishe en Place
- DP: Obstacle Course |Metaphor is a pushy jerk. | thejimmieG
- Obstacle racing | Unknown File
- Lost for Words | Raspberry’s Daydreams
- Barriers | The Land Slide Photography
- I did it! | Life is great
- Early roses | The Seminary of Praying Mantis
- Obstacles and barriers | Willow’s Corner
- How Can We Overcome Barriers to Creativity? | Pairings: Art + What Goes With It
- Musings of a First Time Buyer | L5GN
- Thanks Allah! | Dreams to Reality !
- Obstacle Course | The Nameless One
- YOU CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE | Serendipity
- My weekly obstacle course | uddza
- Life is an Obstacle Course… | The Christian Gazette
- Living With Barrier – Passionately Bored
- It’s a thirsty man who writes for any reason. [Mama #2] | Rob’s Surf Report
- A Helping Hand | LenzExperiments
- Obstacles | Step Into My Head
- Barriers | dreaming of melville
- Daily Prompt: These Are the Breaks | One Starving Activist
- Daily Prompt: Obstacle Course | To Breathe is to Write
- P E R S P E C T I V E | the bippity boppity beautiful blog
- Daily Prompt – Barriers | imexcited
- Daily Prompt: Barriers | Occasional Stuff
Happy Sushi Belly 
Marilyn Armstrong
January 27, 2014 at 1:20 pm
Now I’m starving for sushi. How cruel. And how lovely the food 🙂
Dawn
January 28, 2014 at 10:34 am
Hahaha.. I know! A few days ago I posted about the prettiest sushi pictures – and it made me crave sushi just to look at them…. With how cold it is today (and the fact that I had sushi last night) I think I’ll be able to put off the temptation- for a few days at least!
Preeti
January 27, 2014 at 1:22 pm
Tons of times! There’s a cute parrot family that I can see from my office window and would love to photograph…but haven’t coz’ it’d be awkward infront of my colleagues at work!
Dawn
January 28, 2014 at 10:36 am
Maybe you can photograph them when your colleagues are out for lunch or something? I can relate for sure though – now that my phone has a decent (or reasonably decent) camera on it, I think I am always taking photos of some sort!
Dawn
January 27, 2014 at 1:25 pm
Hahaha.. I know! A few days ago I posted about the prettiest sushi pictures – and it made me crave sushi just to look at them…. With how cold it is today (and the fact that I had sushi last night) I think I’ll be able to put off the temptation- for a few days at least!
HudleyFlipside
January 27, 2014 at 9:12 pm
I like sushi.
And about blogging ….I think of things. Or ideas form in my mind and heart… then I hold on to them waiting for the right time to post them.
Dawn
January 28, 2014 at 10:37 am
I definitely use the ‘scheduled post’ feature for that kind of thing… at any given point I probably have a dozen or so posts half or partially written, just waiting for photos, or for me to form all of my thoughts on the subject…