In Synch
Today, three of my kids are heading off with their father to the country club where he works so they can use the pool there, which means I . . . in some sure sign of an impending apocalypse, am going to be ALONE all day. I barely know what to do with myself. I mean, I could head up to bed and watch a marathon of this today. After all, if it's a holiday weekend, there MUST be a Law & Order marathon on.
But most likely . . . I will work and write.
Which brings me to my blog topic for today. One of the odd things about being a writer is how much time I spend out of synch with the rest of the world. Even before I wrote full-time, I was squeezing writing time in at home around the edges. Now that I do write full-time, weekends are actually this fluid thing. They don't mean much except that I have extra people around the house. Writing happens when people are sleeping at night, or before anyone else wakes up. Deadlines mean . . . well, sometimes the rest of the world is enjoying a holiday weekend, while I am at my keyboard.
On the flip side . . . I like that I am not beholden to the 9 to 5 routine. I would hate that. But most definitely, I don't seem in synch with the way the rest of the world views work time or play time.
How about you? Anyone have any fun Memorial Day plans?
22 comments:
I've been writing this morning as well. Just turned on the French Open and saw that Nadal is playing, so I'll probably watch that for a while. I'll probably roast some weenies or something later.
As an RN working nights I'm really out of sync with the rest of the world. And I like it that way.
Jude:
I don't know that I could work nights. I suppose I could adapt to anything, though.
E
We're visiting my parents in Indiana. I got up early and wrote for about 1 1/2 hours--before the rest of the house woke up. I'm squeezing my writing in around visiting for the next two weeks as we travel and see people. Happy writing to you!!
When I worked in an office environment people would inevitably ask, come Monday morning, what I'd done over the weekend. They'd gone skiing in Switzerland or had visited Amsterdam to look at the window girls. I'd always spent the weekend sitting in front of my computer. It was soon concluded I was the most boring guy in the building.
Funny thing was, I was.
Paul:
Have fun travels and visits!
Stephen:
I like traveling in my imagination more that actually venturing out. Major homebody!
Took my great grandson to watch his dad and grandma in a 5K race -- really early.
The rest of the day at the keyboard until they call me to eat.
Happy writing to all!
Maribeth:
WOW! What a fun day. GREAT-GRANDSON. Good for you!
this has been much more of a holiday--no work--time than usual, but I'm also getting ready to fly to Phoenix tomorrow, so I'm dealing with a lot of that today. I often feel out of sync with the rest of the world and the idea of "work hours" is far more fluid with "time off" being a much grayer concept.
You know what I hate (it just never ends)? People who say this to me, "Oh you ladies of leisure have it so good." I get this all the time, ever since I stopped working for others nine years ago. That makes me a lady of leisure. It used to bother me a lot - not so much now, but I still hate hearing the comment.
My butt is in the chair - fingers gliding, wrists and arms aching (need a different keyboard me thinks). Outside I hear the tingling of the ice-cream guy's truck bell (creepy dude, by the way). The neighborhood is very quiet - all the nine-to-fivers most likely at the mall. I'll go there tomorrow when they are all back at the grind, the losers. :-)
Mark:
I can EASILY put in a 14-hour day without thinking about it . . . but then have a fractured day where not much work gets done.
Kath:
That is ridiculous. Anyone who thinks running a household is "leisure" is nuts. Not to mention, you write and go to school, and your pets . . .. . and . . . and . . .
No, just writing. I've lost so many days from the heat that it looks like I'll be chained to my desk for the next couples weeks. Which is fine. I've sorta hibernated in my camper. It feels all safe and cozy. I have thunderstorm sounds on the stereo. The sun got to me, LOL. I never thought I'd say this, but I'm dying for some rain and clouds.
Natasha:
Did you get your A/C/? Are you really going to try to stay for the summer?
I hope your kids had fun at the country club! So nice that it is finally swimming time again.
Well, in France, it's not a holiday, so I forgot that it wasn't just any Monday.
BTW,Kath Calarco, the ice cream men/women here in France play "Jingle Bells" to attract attention. I suppose it's justfied, seeing as in French the words talk about letting the winter wind reign, but it still strikes as funny to hear a Christmas song in the summer.
Yes and yes. :-)
Lauren:
They had fun, though they were overtired when they got home. :-)
FF:
What a cool little tidbit to know!
Erica, OY! the pets! Today Monster Chihuahua cut my morning coffee short by barfing twice in one minute (she has acid reflux). Had to drop everything to clean up, and then give her Pepto, which she sneezed all over my white robe as well as the rug. Her hair is now pink. Think I'll leave it that way - it's so punk!
I definitely feel like I'm out of sync a lot. I'm on Vampire Central Time for long spans at a time, then I'll flip my schedule around and be on Little Old Lady Standard Time, but that is always fleeting.
And I work at odd times sometimes. I finally had to stop using "but I slept too late to accomplish anything today" as my excuse.
I've got too much crap to do for that excuse anymore.
I've had a house guest for the last 10 days and although I had fun hanging out with her, it totally threw me out of sync. And I'm not used to being around people that much. It was a big change for me as I'm usually at home with just the hubby.
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