A Busy Mom Writer’s Typical Day By The Numbers…

Number of cups of coffee: 3

Number of trips taxi driving back and forth to school: 2

Number of blog posts written: 3 (including this one)

Number of times dogs taken out: 3

Loads of laundry washed: 0

Number of chapters written for book: 3.5 (not nearly enough)

Number of time husband nagged: Only a couple

Number of cups of tea: 1

Number of emails responded to: Couple dozen

Dishes washed: 0

Number of family members notified about Samantha’s part as young Cosette in “Les Mis”: 18

Number of e-zine issues sent out: 1

Number of cats patted: 2

Number of minutes spent throughout day on Facebook: 15

Number of cats scolded: 2

Number of times microwave used: Too shameful to divulge

Number of editor requests responded to: 5

Number of times asking daughter if she is “listening to my words”: More than I care to share

Number of lunches rescheduled: 1

Number of minutes spent throughout day on Twitter: 10

Number of invoices sent: 1

Number of hours creating article database: 3

Number of kisses, hugs and “I love yous”: Plenty to go around

Number of rejections: 1

Number of writer mom friends called: 1

Number of interruptions to phone call: About 5

Number of checks in the P.O. Box…I’m off to find out.

Have a great week!

~ Photo by Stewf

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About the author: Christina Katz is a multi-faceted writer and cultural observer embracing her Blisscraft path — living, creating, inventing, and evolving freely while inviting others to honor their own complexity with clarity and courage.