Do you sacrifice for your writing or your art or some kind of passion?
Yesterday I edited 100 pages of my memoir. With my busy
schedule, this is unheard of. The only reason it happened was because I gave up
a few things in order to write.
I gave up…
- Time with my kids
- Exercise
- Phone calls to two friends I haven’t spoken to in a long time
- Reading
Part of me felt exhilarated to accomplish so much in one
day. Another part felt guilty (especially about the kids and the exercise).
So do you? Sacrifice for something you love? If so, what do
you give up?
I give up playing computer games and time with my wife. The computer games I don't miss much though.
ReplyDeleteAll of the above, I'm afraid. But now I'm taking some of that back and spending more time with friends and family.
ReplyDeleteI liked reading your post today. It made me realize I'm not the only one tucking most of my life between scenes. Thanks.
I don't think I give up much. I plod along with my story, doing about five hundred words a day is all. At that pace, it doesn't take long to get in a day's work.
ReplyDeleteFinding a balance is so hard. I don't think I'm there yet, and I've been writing for several years now. I've given up all those things at one time or another. And many times all at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI've put on an unmentionable amount of pounds and added quite a few dust bunnies to my household trying to keep up with the writing pace. Now I am trying to find balance so I don't suffocate or code out!
ReplyDeleteI've been writing seriously (with publication in mind) since I was about 15, so for me it's not a case of sacrificing things, more that I've never done them. If I have a spare couple of hours, I write... and then half-way through I think maybe I should have done the dishes first. My kids have grown up with my head in a computer screen, they've found their own effective ways to attract my attention.
ReplyDeleteI jump at any chance to avoid exercise so that is one thing I will pretend I sacrificed when in truth I was thrilled to not do it. But then I get mad at myself because I know it's important.
ReplyDeleteI'm the world's worst at time management so it's probably a good thing I don't have kids, I know I wouldn't be able to find any balance then at all.
Congrats on getting so much editing done, that's fantastic.
Just my sanity:) Congrats on the edits. I've been doing the same thing!
ReplyDeleteA lot of things get sacrificed for my writing. I've long since stopped cultivating my flower beds. The flowers I planted years ago are ON THEIR OWN. I've given up house cleaning -- but then, I have a teen and a tween who I can command to do it for me.
ReplyDeleteTime with my kiddo certainly gets sacrificed, along with other things that I know I should be doing, like getting regular exercise and cooking much lighter, healthier meals more often. Plus, I sacrifice time for myself, to let me sit down and read for the joy of reading or sip on some wine while catching an episode of Scandal...or that extra sleep that would be so nice.
ReplyDeleteYeah...I do a little sacrificing for my writing passion. Balance is a daily task, but I love my writing and accept the sacrifice as par for the course.