Friday, October 13, 2006
Working On The Progress
I’ve not posted much lately; my bad. Actually, it’s not my bad. I’ve basically been trying to fit ten pounds of rice in a sack meant to hold five. Something’s got to give.
One thing I’ve been doing is accumulating more links which I will add to my list shortly.
My free time is limited to the point of absurdity. I’m not complaining mind you, just thinking out loud so to speak.
The only time I’ve been able to make for writing for the last several weeks has been between the time I come home from work and when I go to bed. I come home from work anywhere between 2:00 am and 4:00 am. During my lunch hour at work I’ve been writing outlines and first drafts in a notebook. I mull them over and then try to get in a couple of hours after work.
That leaves me with, perhaps, 4 hours sleep thanks to my mother in law who is kind enough to watch my son until I wake up. The rest of my day is then dedicated to him as much as possible. Like most people I do have a couple of days off. One of those days coincides with one of my wife’s days off. That day, of course, is spent together as a family. That one day of the week re-charges the batteries for the upcoming week.
Oh, my wife and I do spend some time together during the week. There is about a half-hour between the time she comes home and I leave and—during my 40 minute drive to work—we usually spend a few minutes on the phone while I drive.
Now, like I said, this is not meant to come across as a huge screed of complaining, really. It’s just the reality of my life at the current moment and, to be honest, I’m very happy with my life. The point is that, as busy as I am; as devastatingly tired as I sometimes am, I still manage to finagle time in to be productive in matters of both writing and family.