So I don’t mean fight for your right, as in to party like the Beastie Boys so perfectly sang. No, I mean fight for your “write”. Fight for your time to write, to be creative, and to thrive in your talents. Fight for your freedom of speech, for the things you want to say and share with the world.
Fighting for “my personal time” after working a 40+ hours a week accounting job and coming home to my loving family whom I want to spend the last hours of an evening with, it is a struggle to actually click my fingers along these very keys, shoot who am I kidding, just finding the energy or some quite alone time to even think some days to even pick up my computer to write is a struggle.
But I sit here looking out at the blustery weather today, while my 1.5 year old naps and my 4.5 year old quietly plays in the other room. And why not take this opportune time to write to my heart’s content you say? The damn TV sucked me in. It does it all the time. I decided to catch up on my DVR shows from the week that I have missed and I was sucked in bundled up on the cozy warm couch while I watched the flurries dance around outside my front windows, bleeding with cold air.
I knew this was my opportune prime time to click away, while I had a moment from, mom I’m thirsty, mom can you get me something to eat, mom Noah is climbing the table. The running back and forth from room to room making sure the house was still standing and chasing my very busy toddler around. So I very consciously fought against my lazy will and turned off the TV and grabbed the laptop. And here I sit for a brief moment of personal time as I hear the 4.5 year old fishing for something in the refrigerator. I’m waiting for him to ask for my help…wait here he is… Ok I’m back. It twas…a pudding snack, oh my!
I am happy for the brief 1/2 hour that I was able to type these thoughts out. I have been thinking about my Fight to write for days, and here it is. It’s not the prettiest, but it’s something. I hope you enjoy, and I would love to hear about your fight to write?
Have a blessed weekend!
Job and family always make it a difficult balancing act to write – and my first ever short story was about the TV sucking time and life out of you, funnily enough.
When I’m engaged on a big project (like now – at the start of a novel) it’s much easier. There is no more time available, but I get much better at prioritising what I’m going to do with that time I do have free.
Part of my fault is that overwhelming laziness I get at night after the kids go to bed. Instead of grabbing the computer I grab the TV remote. I had mentioned to another Blogger that the last few brain cells I have left at night like the comforting glow of the TV and the escape of reality that the fake TV lives offer. I know what I need to do…it’s just getting the “write” mindset 😉
Ha! I love the title and the idea of this post. It is indeed tough to put on the “write” cap after a long day of working outside the home, then working inside the home for the remaining hours. Last night I veg’d out on Househunters instead of doing anything productive. But, we need that time to unwind, as well. When the “write” time appears, I know it, and I’m in a better place to portray my thoughts and enjoy the process. 🙂
I agree..and I typically take advantage of my bursts of creative energy. it is just really hard during the week. And I really find my peak creativity time is in the morning when I’m driving to work. When I can only think what I want to write next. But it is still helpful to develop my ideas even if I can’t write at that time, I at least have my quite time to think without the husband and children 😉