So the weekend adventure begins. There are two types of writing for me. One is the weekday writer. The other is the weekend writer. Being a mom of busy active children means that I have to adjust my writing schedule accordingly.

Through the week I squeeze my writing in during naptime and after the girls go to sleep. This often makes for a tired me the next day. I find solace in writing at night however, the quiet gives me time to think my ideas through and journey along with my characters in their story. My naptime writing isn't as quiet and solitary as my night writing but it too allows me some time to outline my ideas and flesh out my characters.

Monday through Friday are quality writing days for me and just as I get into a real groove, BAM Saturday hits. Now please understand, I appreciate and adore my weekends. I love my weekends. There is time to unwind and relax. There are opportunities to talk and catch up with my kids and my husband. We have chances to spend quality family time doing fun activities. Those are the ideal weekends. Then we have weekends that somehow get so overscheduled that we aren't quite sure which end is up. Oh and did I mention that my husband works two Saturdays a month? Yeah, like I said, which end is up?

In between birthday parties, cheer activities, tumbling and socializing with dances, movies, and various other events we try to remember to say hello to one another. Those are the weekends that I carry my little steno notebook with me. While waiting for one child or another, I will work on current ideas or jot down an story idea that may occur to me. You would be amazed at how many times a story idea will come to me while I'm waiting for one of my girls to finish up an activity.

This weekend is a Mother's Day. A weekend to relax for me as a mom? Nah, of course not! My oldest has a dance and two friends spending the night, my middle has a birthday slumber party to attend and my youngest is stuck with me. Then of course we have a luncheon for Mother's Day with my mother-in-law and stopping in to see my mother. On top of that someone had the bright idea to buy her children season passes to an amusement park, oh boy! This will definitely be a steno notebook weekend!

Happy Mother's Day!