My days are so hectic. Mornings spent packing lunches, herding kids in and out of cars and into classes. Parent helping in eliza's class.
Today driving to a school swim, watching parker who insisited on swimming (in his underwear) from the side of the pool. Driving kids back to school, home to do laundry and breakfast dishes, back to school. Meetings. Driving again to marimba class. Dinner. Bed and all it's lingering rituals.
My nights are now consumed with NaNoWriMo. My novel. A beginning and an end. A middle to be written over the next 29 days. 50,000 words.
A novel that will be far from perfect, but it will be mine. It will be a sad and lonely love story.
Because love is the central theme in my life. So much love needed, by so many people.
A life this busy, It just sort of happens. And it has been happening despite my always present, waxing and waning sadness.
writing and writing
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Will you post a link to your daily submissions so we can read along?
How exciting! How daunting. wowza.
I can’t remember who said “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”. I know it happens even when you’re sad. I hope things get better soon.
Hang in there Jess! Are you enjoying the writing? I think I am…it is FAR more difficult than I thought, though, this daily self-discipline thing…
Hum…. A lonely love story. Fascinating. I can tell I’m going to be ruminating on that concept for days. Good luck!
Re “life is what happens…” I’m not sure if he was the first to say it…but the reference I know is John Lennon, in the song he wrote for Sean.
What is marimba class? I’ve never heard of it!
Good luck with the novel! I give you credit!
Good for you! Now I’m feeling a tad lazy that I decided not to do NaNoWriMo this year (but I did commit to NaBloPoMo). My commitments aren’t as many as yours, but I just didn’t think I had it in me. I can’t wait to see what comes of it!
Hey, I’ll buy it when it is done! :)
I am posting one sentance fragment a day from my efforts.