Losing Rhythm

​I’ve lost it.  Quite by accident, but it’s gone none the less.  My writing rhythm that is and this is how it happened.  My laptop is six years old and still uses Windows 7.0.  It has been a faithful friend but in laptop years I think it’s the equivalent of about 100.  I know there have been a lot of improvements in technology these past six years.  For one, my machine weighs in at about 8-9 pounds and today’s models are two thirds less.  I also have avoided routine maintenance like a plague.  I’m always terrified when I have to give up my laptop to a complete stranger.  It’s like having surgery when you’ve never met the surgeon until the day of your operation.
Last week I made several grievous errors regarding my laptop.  I love Google and I love Google chrome as my search engine.  Years ago I set up Google chrome as my default sign-in profile so that it would load automatically when I turn on my laptop.  Then some time ago, I don’t quite remember when Bing showed up on my laptop.  Instead of starting with Chrome, Bing came up.  I hate Bing, I don’t want Bing.  I would shut it down and restart, three maybe four times.  Last week I became so frustrated that I used Bing to search for Google chrome to sign in.  I thought that would show them I was serious.
I used Google chrome to search for how to get rid of Bing.  The first recommendation was to re-load chrome as my default program.  Did that.  No change.  The next suggestion was to use a program called Sky Hunter to get rid of Bing.  I downloaded the free version which of course didn’t get rid of Bing because you had to register and pay for the version that gets rid of Bing.  Sky Hunter invaded my computer and kept trying to scan files no matter what other application I used.  Next I found software called fast login, so I downloaded that one.  Big mistake.  Now I only had access to yahoo as my search engine.  I didn’t want yahoo, I wanted Google.  My laptop slowed to a tortoise pace.  It would take me five minutes or more just to login.  Unacceptable. 
I took my laptop into the local Office Depot and paid for a premium repair package because they advertised it would be finished in 24 hours.  The morning I drove into town to collect my laptop it wasn’t ready and the tech guru’s couldn’t tell me when it would be ready.  Steam blew out of my ears.  I had a serious conversation with the store manager which resulted in me getting a free $25 gift card for my inconvenience.
Today, Monday, I have my laptop back and I have to admit it’s like brand new.  But the point of all this is that I’ve lost my writing rhythm because of the distraction of my laptop problems.  I am also at a loss on how to get my rhythm back.  I can write this blog.  I have no interest in returning to my novel manuscript, at least not today. 
Does anyone have a remedy for getting back your rhythm?  If so, please e-mail me at:  [email protected].