Finding the time to write is getting really difficult. Now that the baby is eating solids in the morning, attending to her needs is taking up a 90 minute block before work. On one hand, I love it, because I get to spend more time with her. On the other hand, it sucks, because now I have to wake up at 4:45 (!) if I want to get in an hour of writing and have a prayer of making it to work on time. I’ve done it twice; the day I did it last week was fine, except that I overslept by a lot the following morning because I was exhausted. I did it again this morning–so far so good, although I am super tired.
My other option is writing in the evening, but for some reason, that is just not attractive to me. I feel like my brain doesn’t work as well at night. I’ve thought about taking one night per week and heading out to the local 24-hour coffee shop right after the baby goes to sleep to get in a good 3 or 4 hour writing session. But I don’t know…I like my evenings at home and the thought of having to come back and pump and then wash my pumping parts and bottles before I can go to bed…it all sounds very exhausting. And I don’t know what’s more productive for me: having an hour for writing everyday or having one or two longer writing sessions per week. UGH. I also need to figure out how to fit exercise into my life, because my pants are getting tight, y’all.
I guess I just need to figure it out through trial and error, like everything else in life.
