I spent about sixteen hours this weekend writing a measly six pages of my WIP (work-in-progress), Finding Om. It was painful. I was up at 6 AM both Saturday and Sunday to write (even though I went to bed around midnight the nights before). Despite the early starts to the days, the words were just not flowing this weekend.

I should clarify: Sixteen hours writing over the weekend translates to roughly eight hours sitting at the laptop. I would stare at the screen, fix the kids’ grilled cheese, stare at the screen some more, thrown in a load of laundry, write a paragraph, break up a fight, write another paragraph, then make homemade playdough, write a page, then take kids to the pumpkin patch to pick out some good carving pumpkins. It’s a three day weekend off for the girls, and a working weekend for my husband. Which means it’s just me, the girls, and a semi-neglected laptop.

Hopefully things will start to flow better this week.

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Every year Aunt Becky reminds me that today, October 15, is National Pregnancy, and Infant Loss Day. If you know someone who has had a miscarriage, stillbirth, or lost an infant please give them a hug or send them a message to let them know that you remember. If you’ve had your own loss, please share you story.

And know that today, I am thinking of you.