Hey, this is a novel experience for me. I have tomorrow off, and yet I still get paid for it. That’s very cool! What wonderful person came up with this idea? It’s a good thing something is making me happy, too, because my frustration is mounting. The shower handle is broken again, and this time […]
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“Mommy, I’m not playing.” (banging on the manual typewriter, instead of room-cleaning, as requested.) “I’m not playing. I’m writing. Like you.” What can a mommy say to that? Especially one who probably spends way too much time saying things very similar? “But, honey, I’m not playing. I’m talking to writers on these message boards. We
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Any day now, I ‘m going to get used to this, and I’m going to be able to write and blog and do all the other stuff easily. Any day now. I mean, it’s not like I’m trying for Better Homes And Gardens on my housework, or even Good Housekeeping. I don’t care if there’s
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They call her my buddy. She’s the one who always has more to do than anyone else, always knows a way I can do my job a little better, always gives a martyred sigh when asked to do her job at less than a full day’s notice… Let me set the scene–I’m sitting in my
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It can’t be Sunday night already! I didn’t get to write enough! No, twelve pages is not enough. If it’s not done, it’s not enough. My short story is 67 pages. There’s something wrong with that picture. I can’t help it. It’s turning out to be a very busy five days for the Alexander family.
I love writing. I do. You can get away with so much, that you just can’t manage in real life. I haven’t decorated with toilet paper since I was 18. I’ve outgrown it–or rather, I pretend I’ve outgrown it. It’s not a hobby you can admit, and it makes a heck of a mess if
Why do they keep telling me to take a break? Do people who make afghans take a couple weeks off after finishing one? Do people who tinker with cars go weeks without ducking under a hood? Somebody said, “Find what you love to do, then find a way to get paid for it.” Fine. Did