When Will I Learn
So the way to throw a wrench in any plan is to say you're going to make it happen no matter what.
It's almost as bad as the sign on the Titanic that said not even God can sink this ship.
My PLAN last week was to write, write, write in the evenings. I loaded my current WIP to the iPad and carried it with me across the State. Maybe if I hadn't been the driver...maybe. When I checked in the hotel Monday night, I said good night and that was that.
Tuesday was spent at UT.
Wednesday was driving again. By the time I got home Wednesday night, I couldn't see straight much less write.
I could have written, but it would have been a disaster.
Thursday and Friday were yearbook days.
Saturday...off to Family Reunion.
And then....
My niece texted. Her water broke.
So we raced back home in time to see her. The nurses felt like it would be a day or more so we went home to catch a quick nap. Big mistake.
We raced back to the hospital and met the baby. :)
He's a preemie. 4 lbs, 14 oz. Tiny.
Today....a week later....I was finally able to work again.
It took an hour to get back into the rhythm of the words.
I'm a firm believer in writing every day. I know when I take breaks, it hurts the work and my process and the way I can lose myself in a story. But life intervened.
And I'm okay with that, too.
Because I love writing, and writing is an essential part of who I am, but the incredible moments from the last week are the moments that we don't get back. And I'm glad I showed up for them.
For 15 years I spent most of my life at the day job. My kid went with me when she was sick, I arranged her schedule around mine, my husband came second when the day job was busy. I lived for that job. I didn't show up for more moments than I care to remember.
It's my biggest regret in life. And I can't have that time back.
But when I learned the lesson that a job is a job is a job is a job, I swore I wouldn't make the mistake again.
It's easy to forget that when it comes to writing because it's so AWESOME and wonderful and amazing to lose myself in the story I'm creating.
I love writing. But LIFE moments come first. <3
It's almost as bad as the sign on the Titanic that said not even God can sink this ship.
My PLAN last week was to write, write, write in the evenings. I loaded my current WIP to the iPad and carried it with me across the State. Maybe if I hadn't been the driver...maybe. When I checked in the hotel Monday night, I said good night and that was that.
Tuesday was spent at UT.
Wednesday was driving again. By the time I got home Wednesday night, I couldn't see straight much less write.
I could have written, but it would have been a disaster.
Thursday and Friday were yearbook days.
Saturday...off to Family Reunion.
And then....
My niece texted. Her water broke.
So we raced back home in time to see her. The nurses felt like it would be a day or more so we went home to catch a quick nap. Big mistake.
We raced back to the hospital and met the baby. :)
He's a preemie. 4 lbs, 14 oz. Tiny.
Today....a week later....I was finally able to work again.
It took an hour to get back into the rhythm of the words.
I'm a firm believer in writing every day. I know when I take breaks, it hurts the work and my process and the way I can lose myself in a story. But life intervened.
And I'm okay with that, too.
Because I love writing, and writing is an essential part of who I am, but the incredible moments from the last week are the moments that we don't get back. And I'm glad I showed up for them.
For 15 years I spent most of my life at the day job. My kid went with me when she was sick, I arranged her schedule around mine, my husband came second when the day job was busy. I lived for that job. I didn't show up for more moments than I care to remember.
It's my biggest regret in life. And I can't have that time back.
But when I learned the lesson that a job is a job is a job is a job, I swore I wouldn't make the mistake again.
It's easy to forget that when it comes to writing because it's so AWESOME and wonderful and amazing to lose myself in the story I'm creating.
I love writing. But LIFE moments come first. <3
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