Amy Rohde's Blog - Posts Tagged "whining"
(Not) Working at home.
Want to hear me complain for a minute? Sure, it's not very "professional" of me, but neither is working in pyjama pants, cussing like a sailor at laundry piles or having pink hair... so here we go. I figure some of you probably deal with this too. Let's think of this as therapy, okay?
I mentioned last night that having three kids on summer vacation and a menagerie of pets makes it difficult for me to sit down and write, and I was told that if I wanted to write badly enough, I'd reorganize my priorities and just do it.
I don't know what I am supposed to cut out to make writing a higher priority. I don't watch TV, I don't spend hours shopping or web surfing or playing video games.
Am I supposed to tell the kids that I am too busy to hear about their days, or that I simply cannot find the time to make dinner? Am I supposed to leave a vomited hairball on the floor until I have written at least 500 words?
I'm really not sure how some of you do it-- writing/promoting is a full time gig, and so is raising a family, and honestly, so is maintaining a house.
I'm asking those of you who have found that precious, elusive balance: what do I do to make both my work and family time productive and separate?
I mentioned last night that having three kids on summer vacation and a menagerie of pets makes it difficult for me to sit down and write, and I was told that if I wanted to write badly enough, I'd reorganize my priorities and just do it.
I don't know what I am supposed to cut out to make writing a higher priority. I don't watch TV, I don't spend hours shopping or web surfing or playing video games.
Am I supposed to tell the kids that I am too busy to hear about their days, or that I simply cannot find the time to make dinner? Am I supposed to leave a vomited hairball on the floor until I have written at least 500 words?
I'm really not sure how some of you do it-- writing/promoting is a full time gig, and so is raising a family, and honestly, so is maintaining a house.
I'm asking those of you who have found that precious, elusive balance: what do I do to make both my work and family time productive and separate?
