The life of a writer is one thrilling day after another. I thought I’d share a typical day with you because it’s not fair that I keep all this fun to myself. I don’t think my days are atypical of writers in general, though I can’t speak for J.K. Rowling or Stephen King.
***
School starts this week. I don’t know about where you live, but here in my school district the kids are going to school two days a week in person. On those two days, my day will start thusly…
Okay, let’s be honest. Every day starts like that.
Then I walk the dog. This is what it looks like. How she has that much energy every morning is baffling.
Because I don’t go anywhere except to walk the dog and go to the grocery store, I dress like this:
I could dress up, but why? Being comfortable is my superpower.
Since March, our clothes dryer has been broken. So most days I do laundry and hang it outside. Come winter, we will have to bite the bullet and buy a new dryer. And while I’m outside, I take a few minutes to pull some weeds.
My real work starts as soon as I’ve hung the laundry out. It’s about 8:30 a.m. by this time. That’s when I get online, check email, and visit all my social media hangouts, with the exception of Twitter…
…and my book sales dashboards and sales pages.
Sometimes this is good news, sometimes it isn’t.
But good news or not, after the real work begins. And this is the best part of the work day, even when the words won’t flow.
Lunch!
After lunch, I tweet. It takes up too much time to do it before lunch and to tell you the truth, I don’t love Twitter. My refusal to do it before lunch is my small way of rebelling.
Then I write again. By now my creative juices are flowing and it’s time for everyone else to leave me alone.
Are you still with me? It’s been a whirlwind of a day.
Then I make dinner. I love to cook.
Note: the kids don’t always love what I make, so they suggest alternatives. This is usually my response:
Later, when the dinner dishes are done (because the dishwasher is also dead), I go for another walk because I’m trying to lose weight.
Finally, it’s time to relax and read a good book.
Bedtime!
When do I clean, do you ask?
Simple: it gets done when it gets done.
Credits: tumblr.brockurealities.com; fox.com/kicking-and-screaming; hgtv.com
Thanks for the laughs!
LikeLike
My pleasure, Victoria!!
LikeLike
Lol loved your life in Gifs, looks eerily similar to mine – grocery store has become the outing. I want my life back 🙂 x
LikeLike
Haha! My husband goes grocery shopping with me now, which he never used to do. It makes grocery shopping more fun…sometimes.
LikeLike
Totally hilarious. You nailed it. Love the “tweet tweet tweet” and “yolo.” Good luck with back to school and all the fun? That comes with it. Happy anniversary! Enjoy every minute. I’m still laughing about the dog too. Have a fabulous day! 🌸😂🧃🥂📚
LikeLike
Thanks, Bibiana! That YOLO one gets me because everyone around her is in fancy dress. That’s so me.
Fun? I don’t know about that. But the first day went pretty well and we’re on Day 2. Fingers crossed!
Thanks for the good wishes. ❤
LikeLike
Thanks for the laughs. I don’t know if I laughed harder at the dog or the weed. Glad to know we’re not the only ones with broken appliances.
LikeLike
Heck, no. You’re not the only ones. In fact, until last Monday, we hadn’t had hot water for a week. It was like being a pioneer. My kids are demanding to know when I’m getting the dishwasher fixed. 🙂
LikeLike
🤣🤣🤣 OMG, the dog! 🤣🤣🤣
LikeLike
I sometimes wonder if all dogs act the same way when it’s time to go for a walk. That’s not my dog, but it might as well be. 🙂
LikeLike
This meets the parameters of the WE PAW Bloggers ezine prompt, “Write to Cope.” I’d be pleased to include it in our issue for week 24, live now and pinned to the top of the group feed. However, you may only use up to two static images (with appropriate provenance) or personally owned videos.
LikeLike
Thanks, Denise. So would you just choose the two images you want to use? I cited sources in the post, but I could only find two. And I made the “I am a writer” one.
LikeLike
Well, definitely the “I am a writer” one. Is the leaping dog really your dog video?
LikeLike
The dog isn’t my video. If you want, you could just share the “I am a writer” and invite people to comment with their own experiences.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I can’t use that because it contains uncredited photos not personally owned by you. Please check out Pixabay or Pexels dot come and keyword search for a couple of images you would prefer to see. Then, just share the link to those images (you do not need to download them yourself), with the text of your blog in the comments section of the “Write to Cope” ezine prompt pinned to the top of the WE PAW main feed. Thanks.
LikeLike
Hi, Denise,
I’ll try to do that, but this post took several hours to put together. I’m not sure I’ve got the time right now to look for more images, but I will give it a try.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you.
LikeLike
Love it!!!
LikeLike
Thanks! 🙂
LikeLike
thanks for the laughs 🙂
I think I’ve got that same weed in my garden…
LikeLike
Why do weeds grow SO MUCH FASTER than any other plant in the ground? And my weedy nemesis is poison ivy. It’s the rare season when I don’t need steroids from the doctor to treat the itch. Glad you enjoyed the post!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I have a cure for poison ivy – I don’t do any weeding 🙂
LikeLike
Now why didn’t I think of that??
LikeLiked by 1 person
🤣🤣🤣 I have just stopped laughing so much that I can type. We have no children at home but spoiled furbabies 🐕🐕🐕 are probably as bad getting everything ready for the day to start – after I have a large mug of coffee! ☕ I don’t like to Tweet that much either so it is always my last social media to actually check. I come back to FB later as my Cajun hubby is the cook. 😁 I haven’t put anything together so all I have is a bunch of ideas 📔📔📔📔 one day I may actually put them together and publish a book.📖 Until then I will just enjoy everyone else’s art! 📚 And believe it or not I actually did some (gasp) housework 🧹🧽🧼 yesterday and today. I am good for at least until next year, right? 📅
LikeLike
Haha! I’m glad you enjoyed the post! Right now my dog is taking three medications, so every twelve hours it is a song and dance routine trying to get her to take the medicine. I encourage you to put that book together!
And as far as the housework goes, the answer is Yes. You’re good until next year, at least. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
That was great! I laughed the whole way through. And the “movie in the head” was my favorite. Lol. Thanks for the awesome post, Amy.
LikeLike
It was a pleasure, Diana. Glad you enjoyed it! It was fun looking through all the GIFs.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, how perfect! Even more, how relatable. 🙂
LikeLike
Thanks, Pat! It’s nice to know other writers relate to this way of life. 🙂
LikeLike
I’ve only just stopped laughing…Absolutely loved the last part. Was a big fan of Robin Williams and Mrs. Doubtfire. Don’t let’s talk about housework, eh! x
LikeLike
I loved Mrs. Doubtfire, too. Very sad to lose Robin Williams so early.
But yes, we will not discuss housework. ❤
LikeLike
These are perfect!! I think my day is almost the same. xo
LikeLike
Thanks, Darlene! Glad to hear I’m not alone…
LikeLike
I love the last entry! The housework in our house gets done when I can’t stand looking at it anymore!
LikeLike
Exactly! I mostly do housework on the weekends, but if it’s an emergency I’ll do it during the week (I’m thinking cat vomit). And if it doesn’t get done on the weekend, well, there’s always next weekend! LOL
LikeLiked by 1 person
I can remember a time when I actually had a routine!
LikeLike
🙂
LikeLike