I miss words

At the moment, I’m not writing and I’m not reading.

I’m thinking about writing, but it’s not the same as putting words on the page. And instead of reading, I’m watching far too much television (for example, I just rewatched the first two seasons of Skins over the last week). Watching TV can be useful for analysing characterisation and the like, but again, it’s not the same as examining words.

I barely have the time to sit down and read. And when I do, I find it difficult to concentrate, to fully immerse myself, because I’m always listening to Liam, even when he’s napping. I’ve always read a lot in the evenings when I’m settling myself to sleep, but at the moment I’m usually too damn tired or I don’t want to have a light on in the bedroom because it’ll wake Liam (and his sleep is a precious, precious thing).

How do other mothers do it?

Mirrored from Stephanie Gunn.