Ho hum.... birthay parties - Hattie's 2! Also washing, cooking, cleaning, ironing and shopping. And reading Michael Frayn's 'Spies' at top speed so that I can be useful when I take top dollar from some poor unsuspecting student who's coming here tonight for tuition before her English A Level. Only joking! Actually, I'm quite good at the teaching thing on the whole, although having to use my brain after 7pm is quite a stretch these days.
I'm struggling with my regular sinus thing at the moment - attractive red eyes and all, but I'm just about to start on my millionth course of antibiotics so maybe I'll make a miraculous recovery in the next few days. My immune system's still not 100% so there we go.
And it's my birthday next week. For a long while it didn't seem likely that I'd see my 41st birthday. But here I am and all that stuff......
Am not really managing all the writing projects and ideas for more writing which are swirling around unwritten or at best half-written. I don't have enough time after I've done all of the above.... and I do have to fit in some TV and reading down-time too. I guess successful writers are quite a disciplined bunch. I wish I wasn't quite so easily distracted. Oooh - another cup of tea I think while the baby sleeps before I have to go and get the kids from school. See what I mean?
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I amazed at how some women can raise children, run the household, and still write books. Maybe they get lots of support and help from their spouses.
EnJoy your upcoming birthday!
I would have made you a lemon drizzle cake only Sam would probably have eaten it! Pleased to hear you are doing tuition - I don't know how you get your brain into gear after 6 pm to be honest! I went to a talk by Jodi Picoult (spelling may be incorrect!) the other day,and she is obviously such a successful writer because she gets up at 5 am, goes for a 3 mile run and is sitting at her pc by 7 am. Of course, she no longer has young kids, and her husband seems to cook and clean for her.....that's where I've been going wrong ! You too?
You are amazing for all you accomplish. And who know 41 would be such a milestone? Congratulations!
I agree! That reading/tv downtime is imperative for our sanity. And in my personal experience it makes sense for there to be only one 'type A' workaholic in a family with children (especially young ones like yours), so put up your feet, drink some more tea, and celebrate your 41st!!!!!
I'm amazed at how many distractions I can find to take me away from my writing or, for that matter, to take me away from doing anything truly productive!
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