Another Day

Posted by Dark Fox on Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Another day has passed. I have not been able to write today as I have been working. Maybe I should explain what I do part time and what my husband does part time as we homeschool our son.

My husband James does vinyl wrapping. Mostly furniture though he has done accent bits in our car. I am a community care assistant.

My job is to help people stay in their own homes by caring for them. Personal care, food preparation and other simple home tasks. I work from 7am in the morning to about 9pm -10pm. Its exhausting but rewarding. I don't often get time to write as I work without many breaks. A girl has to eat and sometimes writing comes second.

I am going to try to keep writing on my days off inbetween housework and childcare. I hope to keep adding things to my collections and I hope you guys on here continue to read my stories, poems or song lyrics. 

I am inspired by the other writers on here and I know that I was right to come back and start with my writing again. My husband wants to make an e-book with my writings though he says I should focus on one theme but that is just not the way I write. It will end up being a collection of everything I have done and thats all there is to it. I can't change how I write or how I want to write.

Good luck to all the writers on this platform or elsewhere. I will add another entry on here soon with hopefully another piece of beautiful inspiring writing for you lovely readers.

Comments

Submitted by Caldwell on

I would say that trying to stick to a formula may end up putting you off doing anything, particularly as you are time-poor.

I have another suggestion. When you have a thought, verbally record it, if you have that capability on your phone. Even better if you have a speech-to-text option you can keep quick little notes like that as prompts for story ideas when you find the time. I would also become a critical observer of my environment. Even if it seems boring and uninspiring - how is it boring and uninspiring? Like a word game, trying to think of all the ways you could describe it - and the people you care for - without naming anyone or giving away anything that could identify them - I'm sure they have some stories to tell.

It could be an interesting project and hopefully add a bit more colour to your day. You might end up with a huge catalogue of environments and characters to call on in your stories without even really having to try.

I say it like it's something I do. I guess I do a bit, but I am definitely not practising what I preach, to be honest. I should do it too... hahaha

Hope that helps.

 

Submitted by celticman on

we should all do more. That applies to most things. Don't be hard on yourself. That should make what you do do easier.