Two days ago I had a weird dream, something about a car breaking down. It’s all gotten fuzzy now and I can hardly remember the feel of it, never mind the details. That morning while brushing my teeth I thought about my dream and fleshed it out into a story idea. It was an idea for my flash fiction series on emotions. The idea was perfect for the Fear piece I’d been meaning to write for sometime now. I finished up in the washroom and then it was time to feed little H her baby oatmeal and fruit. I hollered to hubby as I ran down the hall into the bedroom to ‘hang on just a moment, I’d be right there’. I rummaged in the bedside table for the notepad and pen I had stashed in there. I had to write down my idea, because the day was planned and I had not planned to write. I didn’t want to lose my thoughts on the piece.
Fast forward to today. I planned to write during little H’s nap time. I figured she would sleep for about an hour and a half. I wasn’t ready to jump to writing when I put her down. I needed to eat lunch so I did that, then I put in some laundry, blah blah blah, I only managed to write 100 words before she woke up. Not good.
For her afternoon nap, I made sure I had my poop in a group. All I had to do was get on the computer and write. I managed to get the majority of the story written. Now I’ll let it marinade for a bit before I go back and edit and write a little more. I also managed to make a Halo. I was pleased not only that I plowed through these things but that I had the right frame of mind create two things I was pleased with. I thought clearly and deliberately about each word I wrote and each ribbon I glued. The afternoon session was much better in that because I was organized, I was able to focus and produce product that flowed out of me easily. And that is great, because feeling forced to create is never a good thing. When I knew my time was limited during my morning session, I did have that forced feeling and the words just didn’t come as easily.
For me, balancing my creative life with my mommy life is all about planning. Every mom knows you can’t plan everything with a baby around but do what you can, and you’ll be able to take advantage of those times when things go smoothly.
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Glad you had a productive day! I love your idea about writing things dow. I have a notebook I keep with me- but don’t use it as much as I should. I didn’t realize you were into writing. I like writing-but I am not very good.