Distractions

In this order: shower, face scrub, treats for the dogs, dog walks, give one dog her early med, hot tea, check Facebook messages, play a game of solitaire, check text messages related to a Fourth of July gathering with family, bike ride with a few brief stops to chat with neighbors, take a call from the vet about an upcoming appointment, filing my nails, check for lizards in the backyard with the dogs, have some juice, give the other dog her mid-morning pill, another backyard lizard check and finally...time to blog. A couple of authors I follow say to spend at least an hour writing each day. Some days, I have so much on my "to-do" list (plus distractions), that an hour is hard to find. But when I find that hour, it usually turns into four hours. Some days, I erase more than I leave on the page, but some days my fingers fly, and I cannot believe it's already time to stop and make dinner. So, if writing is your goal, find an hour each and every day. You might write junk, you might write gold, but you're writing and isn't that amazing?