What does a day in our life look like you might ask? I’ll tell you, because it impacts my writing at this stage.
First of all, our household. Scott and I live in an old “craftsman bungalow” that was built in about 1915. We’re not sure of the date. One record source, county records, says 1910. The other source says 1920. We provide a home to Gary, a “Little Person”. That’s a long story, one I’ll save for later. We also have a cat and a dog. When we moved here, we had 3 of each! But, over time, old age, infirmities, and an auto accident has narrowed our menagerie to the 2 animals. Bosco is a tabby cat and owns Gary. Nikki is an Australian Shepherd/Blue Heeler mixed dog that owns Scott and I.
Every morning at 5 a.m., Miss Nikki wakes me up. Sunday through Friday, Scott gets up at the same time to prepare for work. It takes him a long time. We get up, take Nikki out for her morning ablutions… potty time! Then we sit down to watch TV… morning news for a while, then some saved program from the DVR… and have coffee. At about 6:20, Scott starts showering and getting ready for work. At 7:20, Scott leaves for work, not returning until nearly 6 p.m.
After Scott leaves, I return to the sofa with Miss Nikki. We watch a little more TV, while I check out a couple of web sites, read the night’s blogs, check email, and play a solitair game or two. About 8:30, I go upstairs, and spend a half hour on the treadmill. Since January 6, between diet and the treadmill I’ve cut about 15 pounds.
After exercise, I gather up laundry, clean a room and the kitchen (kitchens are a daily necessity), and plan any grocery shopping that may be needed. Some days, Gary asks if I can make myself scarce. He has a lover who is very shy and won’t come by if I’m home… even though he knows we’re gay. So I will generally give Gary 2 hours to get his groove on.
Somewhere in that day, I get in a nap. That’s essential!
About 4:45, I start preparing dinner. Now, for 13 years of our relationship, Scott has cooked EVERY meal that we’ve shared, not counting restaurants. I’m having to learn how to cook all over again. I invented a new dish last night, I’m quite proud of. Maybe I’ll post the recipe later.
By 7 p.m., our dinner completed, Scott and I settle in for the night to watch TV. There’s a number of shows we watch, CSI, CSI:Miami, Ugly Betty, ER, plus lots of documentaries.
At 10:20, we give Nikki her medications and treats, then take our own, and call it a night.
Why is this schedule interfering with my writing? Because even though I have lots of down time, I have the TV on whenever I’m on the sofa… and that’s where my my laptop is!
I need to learn to discipline myself to write, and turn off the boob tube!
On The Road II 
Oh my heart bleeds for you “the housewife!” Shall we call you Lucy Ricardo? he he he … Here I am working my ass to the bone in school and here you are doing laundry and cooking dinner!!! Reading my blogs and writing is something that I set time aside for every day. Even if I have busy days that go on until morning… I think writing is essential to help us hone our crafts and become the men we are today.
You have to write because I usually use your topics for my own writing for any given day…
J.
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