Last On The List (Day #16)
Today was a good day. A productive day. My most productive so far, in fact.
As predicted, it rained all day (hard). And as promised, I refused to let this keep me at home. So despite the downpour, Lil Mil and I ventured out. We went to Starbucks. We went to the bookstore. We visited a close friend who has a new baby. We spent an hour on the 405.
And yet, sometime between all of that, I managed to get four hours of writing done.
Was it just because I was busy? Did I merely find the right balance of work and non-work?
I think that’s part of it. But I think there’s another reason the book got so much of my attention today.
I didn’t write a blog post.
Yup, that’s right. “Today” isn’t really today. Today is supposed to refer to Tuesday, but really it’s already Wednesday morning.
I didn’t write a blog post yesterday because I was too busy being busy. Oh, and writing my book. Which is the point of this project anyway.
I realized yesterday that my book has gotten the short end of the stick. Among the three B’s, sweet little unwritten book — the impetus behind this whole ETD undertaking — has been pushed to the bottom of the list. Baby then blog then book. That’s been my priority list for the past sixteen days.
I love this blog. But it can’t come before my book.
So what does that mean? I’m not sure. I still want to post every day. And I think I should, because I think it’s good for me. I think it makes me a better writer. And although it’s only been a few weeks, I’ve come to depend on this community. On you, and your voices. Our daily conversation.
But. Something’s gotta give.
And so, I guess what I’m saying is: we’ll see. We’ll see what happens when I put book before blog. We’ll see what happens when I chose not to say all I want to say here so that I can say more there.
Kristen @ Motherese
Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 at 18:57On days when something’s got to give, as long as it’s not your sanity, I think you’re ahead of the game!
Nicole
Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 at 15:01I found your blog via another blog and have really enjoyed reading about your project! I have a 2 year old, and reading your blog allows me to re-live the “new baby” days again! I just thought I would share that and encourage you too! It doesn’t matter if you don’t blog every day, but I understand the feeling of wanting to blog every day! Keep up the awesome work and know that doing anything productive while embracing the detour of baby is impressive!
Rebecca @ Diary of a Virgin Novelist
Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 at 11:00I feel you. One of my strategies is to post Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays instead of Monday-Friday. This was a somewhat arbitrary decision but it was informed a little by the trend in site traffic I saw on my old blog. I’m not sure yet if this is a good strategy. I also want to get guest contributors to help take the load off but that takes time and everyone who I think would be a great fit (so far anyway) already have their own blogs (including you!).
shanna
Wednesday, 10 February, 2010 at 9:27I like that you two went to see a NEW baby!!! ha ha