Friday 6 November 2015

Getting that Friday Feeling



It's finally the end of the week! Time to party:


Or if you're like me, time to get in your PJs, drink tea and eat pizza while watching films.

I feel like this week has simultaneously gone at a snail's pace, and yet, passed in the blink of an eye...maybe it's because I've been working at my day job and then coming home and putting in several hours every night at my second job that I do for love, not money (or, as you all know it, writing).


Honestly, it's been exhausting coming home, having a quick cup of tea and then jumping on the computer for a good few hours before I have to go and make supper/reassure my fiancĂ© that I'm still alive. But I have really enjoyed it. I love the sense that my writing is in my control - I can either sit and complain about my day job driving me crazy, while grumbling that I'm not getting any writing done and oh yeah, did I mention the house is still an absolute tip from when the builders came in? - or I can do something about it.

I want to make writing my full time career. I want to be able to work for myself, not someone else. I want to do a job that I love every day. So I'm damn well going to make it happen.



Is it exhausting? Yes. Do I wish I could sit down the moment I come home from work and just chill all night? Yes. But hey, there's nothing in the rulebook that says I can't have a night off now and then, right?

This weekend, I was torn between sitting down and getting some writing done, or focussing on the house and finally getting some of the decorating out of the way. The Engineer has a uni friend coming to stay with us this weekend, so they can go and work on his car together - which means I've got an unexpected extended period of time in which to do as I please (normally at the weekends, I'm the one that gets dragged into helping him hoist out the engine or changing the brake pads). Do I get cracking on the decorating, as the house is driving me mad in the state it's in? Or do I get some serious writing done?

I think I've managed to convince myself over the right choice, just by writing this blog post. Although I've started to develop a serious eye twitch every time I look at the state of our ceilings, the fact is, writing is more important to me right now. I want to make a career out of it - and I can't do that if I don't actually do any writing.

So this weekend I'm planning on waking up early, psyching myself up, and then writing until my heart's content. As a treat, I may even stock up on cake beforehand, as a motivation to keep going. Whatever keeps me at the computer...

Have a great weekend!

Do you juggle writing with a full time job? How do you make the time to write? What are your writing plans this weekend?

8 comments:

  1. Every successful writing story I've ever heard has this exact same scenario: work at the full time job, make significant time to write regularly, ignore the non-essential demands to be able to write. It sounds like you are on the right track!

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    1. Thank your for your encouragement, Karen! It's obviously the sure-fire recipe to success ;) (I hope...)

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  2. I am a full-time freelance writer, so writing is my full-time job...which means I have to balance fiction writing with non-fiction writing. I'd love for fiction writing to pay the bills. Maybe someday!

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    1. You'll get there one day, Stephanie, I have no doubt! I'd love to be a full time freelance writer and write all day!

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  3. Yay for the decision to write! Hope you manage to avoid hoisting engines in the future -- that doesn't sound very fun. Good luck on your writing progress!

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    1. Thanks, Lexa :)! Oh gosh, no doubt he'll manage to drag me into something car-related in the future again...but at least I have this weekend to do what I want :)

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  4. When I'm busy writing, I don't notice the state of the house around me... there could be cockroaches climbing up the walls and I wouldn't bat an eyelid! OK, that's an exaggeration, but gotta make time for writing if you're a writer. Good luck!

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    1. Haha! Love this! You're so right - right now, my priority needs to be my writing. Once I've finished this draft, then I think I'll take a short break and do up the house :)

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