Month: February 2022

It’s a day off!

So of course, I’ve been struck by bad congestion.

It’s been a pretty hazy day, thanks to sinus medication, but I did manage to get a few pages written as well as chores, so at least it was somewhat productive in both writing and house-spousing.

I’m pretty sure “house-spouse” isn’t a real word, but dammit if it doesn’t cover the bases, so it’s a word in this household.

There were some long moments of me just sitting at the desk and staring off into space, which must have been amusing for the dogs. I avoid taking sinus medication for this reason; I’m useless when it hits my system. I even planned out last night for taking one dose of Benadryl: get everyone to bed, take care of animals, take Benadryl, make ready for the coma.

(This didn’t pan out as well as I’d like, as the Benadryl hit while I was sorting my mail at my desk at 9PM, and suddenly I‘m sitting up in my chair at 2AM)

With luck, I’ll either finish todays writing goal before the sinus meds knock me out tonight, or I’ll be sensible for once and take the tablet to the bed and type until I’m ninja’d by over-the-counter medicine.

It’s certainly an adventure in Swift’s world, folks.

Unexpected paid writing time (truck broke down)

There aren’t many comfortable sitting positions in a mail truck, with these stork legs.

When on the clock at my day job, I try to be focused on getting finished as quickly as possible. That said, I also pack my tablet with me so I can get notes down or write in my stories during my afternoon (evening, let’s be honest) break.

But then, the truck decides it doesn’t want to run anymore. It dies and coasts to a spot I was aiming for, so I drop off the parcel and try to get it running. No such luck, so it’s a phone call to the office for the maintenance folks and waiting for them to come out and look the truck over.

Which means I can now get paid quite a lot to write more in my books. At least the weather is nice for Louisiana in February.

Back to the route I go

After a couple days at home, the kids are well enough to go back to school, and I’m back to my mail route.

I would have posted my progress yesterday (8 pages in all in 3 different stories) but I had fallen asleep at my desk. This is depressingly common during week nights when I try to cram in my writing time.

Hopefully, the shift will be an easy one and the 12 mile walk will go by quickly.

A Louisiana winter morning with sick kids.

It’s rare for us to have snow around here, but a morning haze is very common. Also disconcerting, since I’m never sure if that’s the weather or if an idiot neighbor lit something on fire again.

But today is exceptionally fun, as both kids are sick and awaiting test results from the doctor.

They’re pissed off at me for making them see the doctor, but they have their tablets for the visit, so technically they still win?

When we’re home, I’ll attempt to write while they nap. Otherwise, it’s a day of dad doing chores and chasing toddlers around the house. Hope y’all are having a good day, readers.