It occurred to me this morning, as I trudged through the torrential rain, trying to balance an umbrella and a large box of disposable diapers, that life often seems to throw up hurdles right after I make some commitment to a creative path. It’s happened with grad school, my shift to part-time work and then freelancing, NaNoWriMo . . . Just when I think, “okay, I can do this, I just need a little will power” . . . life happens. Today it was a 5:30 am wake-up call from my little one, then the acute diaper shortage (even all the cloth ones were dirty), and then an accident with a coffee cup that required ministrations to the carpet. I could have gotten discouraged and thought, how can I be expected to keep my cool and stick to my regimen in these conditions?
But I didn’t. I smiled to myself and said, yep, we’re right on track. Something or someone is trying to make sure I’m really serious about this “writing for the summer” thing. And I assured it/him/her that I am. Then I wrote for 15 minutes.
I also sent a memo rescinding Murphy’s Law. Let’s hope it gets into the right hands.
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