Then again...
Today my son asked if spring was over (becasue I told him Easter was over, which he was very sad about) and I explained that spring wasn't over. Somehow that lead to me telling him all about summer.
Days so hot you could almost melt. Water fights, camping trips, barbeques, and playing in the sand. Sweet watermelon and corn right off the cob. Popsicles.
Oh man, maybe summer is my favorite season.
The fact remains that I am having a very difficult time staying indoors which means very little writing is happening right now since I only have a desktop, and I can't read my own handwriting.
However, I am justifying my lack of writing with all the relaxation and inspiration I am receiving from the great outdoors. Oh well, I can finish my book in the fall, right? Except, I'm having a baby then so...
Geez! You don't have to twist my arm -- somehow I will get to it. I guess it's time to buy a laptop.
What are you planning on doing this summer?
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P. S. I was going to write a totally awesome tutorial on how to enable email so that we could have lovely in-box chats, but Peggy Eddleman beat me to the punch. Everyone go take a look. Now!
20 comments:
Now, if my summer looked like that photo, I'd be totally ready for it...Summer usually means doing exactly the same as the other seasons, only with a flustered face!
It's hard to write when the sun is shining! I love to be out in it too. Of course, in England, sunshine is pretty rare! :p
I love winter, then fall. Spring places third. Summer can be cancelled. :o)
Gah... Yay for a baby in the fall!!! How are you feeling??? And yes, time to get a laptop ;) Although,, I have found my breaks in the past verrrrry refreshing so live it up!
Mm...summer! Makes me want to go on vacation! :) Congrats on the baby due in the fall, by the way!!
After living in Phoenix I don't like the super hot days. I get really bad headaches from the sun, and we didn't have air conditioning in our place for a long time so it made me want cooler weather. I do LOVE spring and the mild summer days. It's hard though when you need to write but you feel guilty for not being outside. LOVE camping and going to the beach. I can't wait.
Lovely post. I'm ready for consistent spring but that's kind of the nature of spring isn't it? lol
It's cold and rainy here...waiting for summer weather:)
You're just re-enregizing yourself and gaining inspiration for all the writing you'll do after summer and after the baby and when it gets cold.
I plan on writing a lot and working. At the beginning of Summer, I get to go to Peru, so that'll be awesome!! We've had a strange winter...which means it's basically been spring the entire time. lol.
Actually this summer is when I plan to write and complete my third book, as it's too hot and humid to go outside here.
I know! I don't want to do anything in my house, I just want to be outside. It's wonderful. But I'm afraid we have bad weather heading our way so that may give us some writing time. That would be good, but I'll miss the sunshine. :( I hope it comes back soon! Enjoy the sunshine today. And I really enjoyed Peggy's post on enabling email. Mine is officially fixed!
Congratulations on the baby to come! And laptops are great for being mobile, but hard to use outside with the glare, so don't fret :) Take the time away cause then you'll want to be back in front of your desk top :) I wish is was warm enough to be outdoors here! Enjoy the good weather for the rest of us!
I love summer! But in Utah, summer can come in November, right before winter decides to finally show up. :)
a laptop should be your mommy gift! get one!
i love writing out on the patio after dinner in the sweet spring breezes =)
I love how no matter what we do, since we're writers, we can say we're working.
Because we're gathering inspiration ;)
I wish that I could spend some time on a nice summer beach like that. I have that problem too - I love spring, but I love summer and I also love fall. Just not winter. Too cold in Iowa. A laptop would be awesome for you! I hope you get one!
All this time outdoors? Yeah, that wholly qualifies as research. You are utilizing all your senses to get in-depth research done so that when it is time to sit at the desktop and write, your senses will be sharpened by your outside research and ready to go.
I love summer too...until it gets to the melting point and the kids have been home too long:)
But yes, I am fed by the sun and my productivity goes way down. I think this is maybe a good thing for people to ebb and flow during the year like this.
I'm not a lover of Summer - luckily it doesn't last very long in England :-)
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