I suppose there isn’t an excuse for three months of silence–especially on a blog. It’s inexcusable. But I thought I’d at least share the reason, and perhaps get a little sympathy that would cause you to forget my egregious absence.
I am pregnant!
No, I wasn’t off celebrating for those three months, sadly. Apparently I have been blessed with a particularly bad case of morning sickness. I would sit resolutely at my computer, fighting off nausea, determined to write, and then…I would make a mad dash for the bathroom to get sick. Sorry for the image, but as I’m sure all pregnant ladies will tell you, it’s difficult to pretend you’re handling all the changes and quirks in your body with grace, especially when so many of them are uncomfortable! So, in honor of Mother’s Day, I just want to thank all the millions of mothers who have been through this process and the majority who’ve even gone on to repeat it! Bless you all.
Not to focus on the negative–I’m thrilled, and so excited. I could not be happier. But this baby is already throwing a wrench in my starry-eyed plans of being a work-at-home writer. As this is my first, I expected that I could be completely focused on writing up until my due date. Then I’d have to shuffle things around a little. Ha!
This baby’s already teaching me that it plans to turn my life upside-down in many different ways, ways I can’t predict. So now that I’ve finally gotten the lesson through my stubborn head, I’m going to embrace the wisdom of those who are already doing it. The best advice: Fit in writing when you can. If you wait until you have a block of time where you’re feeling great, the kids are quiet, the laundry’s done, etc…you will end up with lots of blank documents.
Here are a couple of blog posts on writing and motherhood:
In Honor of Mother’s Day, Rachelle Gardner
How to Write a Novel in the Middle of the Night, Suzannah of Write it Sideways
