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"What are you doing?"
"I'm writing, what does it look like I'm doing?"
"It looks like you're on FaceBook."
"I am on Facebook."
"You just said you were writing."
"This is the part before I start writing. I am waiting for my mind to quiet down, so I can concentrate."
"OKaaaay. Then I guess I'm gonna go fix the printer."
"I thought you said you couldn't fix the printer."
"That's only because I didn't watch the football game first. I'll be on the couch letting my mind quiet down if you need me."
"Lloyd...get out of here."
"On my way."

There is a certain order to my day, there are rituals I follow before I settle down to face that first blank page. But what I have discovered about myself is that it's like pumping that first bit of fluid from a spray bottle. You may have to prime it a few times, but once it flows, you've got it made. An idea is like that. If you try too hard, you can't make it work. But if you try to relax, and think about something else, before you know it, the words come to you and you can't get them down fast enough. After all, the page is only blank until you  write that first word.

So this morning I am back at it. I had to step over a few piles of laundry to get here, but decided to push everything else aside so I can write for a few hours. Missing my son terribly (he went back to school after a LONG winter break--it was so nice to have the boys home for the holidays-hence the piles of laundry...sigh!)

Whatever it takes to get you motivated, let it happen. Once you start you'll be glad you did. I for one am getting down to business! Right now. In a minute. I just want to check one more thing on the internet.

"Touchdown!!"

"Lloyd, turn down the television........"

Until next time.

Debbie