Before I became a parent, I used to dream of how wonderful it would be to stay at home with them. I’ve come to the realisation that I was looking at the life of a stay-at-home mom through rose coloured glasses. I had it all planned out… the children would be well behaved, my house would be spotless and I would have hours to write my best seller. Reading this … anyone with children or knows anyone with children are grinning or laughing to themselves. Come on admit it that is what you are doing.
Now back to reality… I have had to organise my writing time around the needs of my family and running of the household. I am lucky to get five minutes of writing time here or there. As I write this I am sitting amidst the chaos of my family room, my oldest son is playing with his Lego building blocks while my youngest son tries to close my laptop on my hands as I type.
Due to current time restraints I have to limit my writing day to 2 hours a day 7 days a week, normally after the children have gone to bed for the night. I keep a list of the different projects ordered by deadline visible to keep me focused. There are days when the busyness of life gets in the way of my writing and I can only write for a few minutes a day.
I have set myself a goal to write a 100 words a day. This can usually be done between 2 to 5 minutes. By completing 100 words a day, I feel as though I’ve completed something because I “Just wrote Something.”
I would like to put this challenge on the table to any one interested: Write 100 words a day for a month.
Until next time happy writing adventures,
Allison
2 hours a day for 7 days a week sounds like a great idea! It’s what I have to do as well. And I’m always surprised at how much I get accomplished in those two hours!
100 words a day for a month is a great challenge as well!
Nice post!
Hinny
That appears to be a fairly tamed start, but I will accept this challenge. Because 100 words today gives me 700 for the week. And like all good habits a reasonable goal is better than no goal at all. And besides how much more ‘TV’ can I allow myself to watch while my writing suffers, sorry about that but it’s true. So there, I’m onboard……
Thanks for the suggestion
Ernie
Thanks for your comment Ernie… yes 100 words is fairly tame I admit… but when life comes at you with everything it has — and the next thing you know its time for bed — 100 words maybe all that you can manage in a day. Of course it doesn’t have to be 100 words it can be more — I took this challenge from an online group I belong to called 100 words/day for 100 days…
Good luck to all who decide to take me up on this challenge.
Allison
I find it hard finding time to write and I don’t have kids! I travel 45mins to and from work so that tires me. So I try to grab time pre work and weekend mornings (I’m a morning writer!)
Lesley
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