Wish this was My Day
My day is filled with cleaning and children. What are your plans for today?
We All Got to Learn to Do It Sometime
*grossness alert* We all have to learn to deal with doo-doo eventually. Consider me a newbie mom, but it never occurred to me that my son should be wiping himself until about a month before kindergarten. And then the flashbulb went on and I scrambled to teach him. One problem. He didn't want to. He's fastidious and doesn't like to make mistakes, so the thought of taking care of this daily chore literally reduced him to screaming and crying on the toilet. Basically, he didn't trust himself. He was afraid. Scared to get his hands dirty. Afraid he'd miss something. This is probably weird, but it made me think of us as writers. There comes a point where we have to "grow up" and trust ourselves. We can't always rely on a crit group, agent, or editor to wipe up our mess. I think this should be a part of maturation for every writer, that we can look at our work and be confident in our ability to clean it up. Not saying we'll make it perfect or that we won...
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Finally I don't have to go anywhere today and I might be able to devote more time to writing. Ah.
~ Wendy
Starbucks? I can't see how anyone can write in Starbucks. Too many distractions.
My day started at 5:30, when I ooched out of bed aided by a cup of Starbuck's my DH had brewed. I spent some time reading the Word and praying, then slapped some paint on the barn, threw lunch in my work bag, and dashed to my paying job.
I always blog half an hour before clocking in. I spend the next 8 hours answering questions about ink cartridges and file cabinets, trying to find pen refills for people who forgot to bring the pen with them, and explaining why we can't get wheels for a chair that was made forty years ago.
After this excitement, I'll go home and walk with my DH, learn the VBS songs for next week, eat supper, then relax a bit. I usually spend an hour or two writing after supper, but Fridays I take a break and veg.
Yet...my work is a tea party compared to cleaning and kids. I admire you who do that all day--wears me out to even imagine it!
Love you,
Jen
Have a sunshine day!
Wendy, sounds like a great day! I hope you get a lot accomplished.
:-) Have you heard anything from that contest you finaled in yet?
Linda, I thought that was hilarious too!
Oh man, Jeanette, that is BUSY. Sounds like you have it worked out though. I think it's sweet you and your husband go on walks together. Doing what I do is only wearing, imo, when they fight. :-)
Lynn, I hope your car gets fixed! That's always a pain.
Thank God for giving me a family first. Kept me prioritized and grounded in the real world. I do have to admit, though. I usually manage to get in 6-8 hours of writing a day. From 9:30-11:30 in the a.m., then 2-4 in the afternoon. Then the other four hours are usually from 8p.m. until midnight ... or if I'm REALLY on a roll I'll stay up til one or two and take a good nap the next day. All of the hours in between are spent doing daily house chores (laundry, cooking, straightening) and spending time with the family / kiddos. I'm lucky my kids are 14 and 17, so they're pretty self-sufficient during the writing hours.
Of course, that schedule applies to days at home when I don't have any family or "kid" stuff going on outside of the house (doctor's appts, activities, sports). I'm very blessed that I have a lot of time for writing. ;-)
Well, today, I am, LORD WILLING, hammering out a second chapter to add to the first chapter so dear agent can check out my new twist.
LORD WILLING I WILL BE THIS WOMAN!!!!!
Have a great weekend!
I have to blog and get some picture reprints at Meijers, get a haircut, possibly do missions minutes, and watch my daughter try on her veil. Busy day.
Her day is my dream day. Mostly though, they're filled with cleaning and children. I'm trying to find the balance.
But I'm also enjoying this summer, because it's the last before both my kids go to school full-time (a day I've longed for!) -- and then I'll have full days like the one above. I hope. :)
Today, I am catching up on blogs, writing and spending some time with my sister-in-law. Can you believe it? Almost a whole day away from the kids? They're at my MIL's house. Woo hoo!
Have a blessed weekend,
Karen
GRADUATING!!!
7pm sharp I will be marching in....one last check of the blogs then off to the high school
: )
Hannah
My day is filled with homework and prepping for exams. Yuck.
My day was filled with prayer and waiting.
This morning, I started off with gardening, checking email, Swagbucks, blogging, and cleaning my kitchen.
I'm stuck at home because my neighbor is replacing my porch deck. When someone's working on my house, I like to be around.
Blessings,
Susan :)
Hope you're having a great weekend! Any fun plans for Father's Day tomorrow?
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My day will be getting the final edits done on the Sweetie novel - need to get it to publishers before months end --eek
Katie, no plans. I'm watching my sister's adorable kids, so I've been absent from blogland and poor hubby has been working all day. Do you have plans?
Julie, I don't know how you can work with only half a screen! That's dedication. :-)
How do I research suspense? Go into the middle of Detroit with dollar bills hanging out of my pockets? Oops, no, that would be researching murder!!! Cute video...
Linda, I know, right! LOL You're too funny....
Hi TWS, thanks for stopping by! Sounds like a busy day for you. :-)