It's 3:50 a.m. and due to malfunction of alarm clock, I am sitting on my couch in full make-up already having downed first cup of coffee of the day. To be honest, it was a user malfunction, not so much the alarm clock's fault, after all the poor clock is an inanimate object that does what it is told. If the NTSB came to check out the wreckage of my life today, they would declare human error. The honest-to-God truth is that I intended to take a nap yesterday and set my alarm for 2:30 so I could pick up kids at 3, and I sorta kinda forgot to change the time when I popped the little plug on the alarm last night. So here I am.
Early morning is good to me. I get up at 5 daily and get to work producing my 250 words. It's a modest goal but hey, I had to make it achievable even after late-night port-drinking sessions. (Port quickly becoming new obsession along with French bistro cooking. Admit it, you want to join me, don't you??). At my novelist group's holiday dinner held at the venerable Hopleaf Bar in lovely and scenic and formerly Scandinavian Andersonville, we figured out that each one of us (except me at that time, but look, I'm reformed) got up at 5 to meet what you might call the writing muse. Here I am, muse. Time to pop over to the novel and see what the muse has in mind today.
About Me
- Laura
- I'm a writer writing about writing while looking to make it in the writing business. (Note: Need a good editor. Anyone?). Married, mom to two young sons, author of a bunch of Chicago guidebooks and YES, Dummies books. Which begs the eternal question: If I write for Dummies, what does that make me?
I love getting up at 5am, often even earlier. I can get so much accomplished if I want to, or I can while away the morning playing Farmville. Either way, I'm not rushing around stressed. :)
ReplyDeleteUgh, I meant I can "wile" away the morning... I need a spell-checker!
ReplyDeleteLaura! So glad to see you have a blog. I learned about it through Kristen, who I feel like I know now. Isn't that weird? Good to hear you are still working on your book. I think you should plan a trip downstate and explore our neck of the woods for a travel article!
ReplyDeleteHi Susan!! So good to hear from you! Tell me, what's your #1 place to visit downstate? I'd love to visit you!
ReplyDeleteLaura-I love our little county. I am not a hunter or fisherman, personally,but our county is a hunter's mecca. We have 3 hunting lodges with interesting and comfortable accommodations, a great lake at the power plant that is just beautiful and has cold water on one side and warm water on the other-fishing year round-and a beautiful small state park. The people are very nice too! We are very close-10 minutes-from Moonshine restaurant, which has been featured in various media outlets. One of my best friends has begun organizing quilt retreats at her home and she is a fabulous teacher. I love my community! BTW-are you going to see Robin Thick at the Vic tonight? I so wanted to go!
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