A writer needs to write every day. I also prefer to blog once a day, and keep up with my Litopia posts, Facebook, and Twitter.
Notice that these have not all been happening lately. My day job has rudely interrupted; my family needs personal time, and as much as I love writing, they aren't going to pay for it. I do still try to get in a couple thousand words a day, though I don't always succeed.
So, accordingly, the time comes out of somewhere. Personally I need more than the normal requisite eight hours of snoozing time, so while some can come from that pool, it won't be much if I intend to maintain my health and creativity. I've had to swear off coffee for a few days (again), as I was reaching nuclear toxicity.
So Facebook gets maybe a peek a day. Twitter maybe not even that, though I'd prefer to sit with my face in it around the clock. Obviously, this blog sometimes gets shorted.
Now here at the end of my vacation-period year I find I have too much unused time. I've arranged to carry over about a week, but the other week and half-day have to be used by 9/4. I took the half-day Tuesday and got some rest, and am taking this five Fridays.
I have so much to do around the house that I may still not get much writing done, but it's nice to think I'll get the chance.
