tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post6784370044616215535..comments2023-12-31T20:43:08.499-05:00Comments on THE STILETTO GANG: Ah, the Joys of Home WorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-37007187137130443432009-06-06T17:44:00.430-04:002009-06-06T17:44:00.430-04:00G.M, you're SO right about that! Being able t...G.M, you're SO right about that! Being able to work at home is a dream. But if I didn't complain about the little stuff, what fun would that be? ;-) And sorry to steal your blog idea (dang it!). But I think you should write about living in Grey Gardens. That's a blog I want to read! Or maybe one about how awful AOL is (oh, wait, I think that's MY next blog). Just kidding. Maybe. Hope everyone is outside enjoying their Saturday...unless they're inside doing revisions, like me.Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-59151017278231135712009-06-06T15:27:54.989-04:002009-06-06T15:27:54.989-04:00Susan - I could have written this. I wish I *had* ...Susan - I could have written this. I wish I *had* written this. I'm supposed to guest blog for you-all soon and now there's nothing left to say. ;-)<br /><br />Except: I love working at home and, like Hank, sometimes need to remind myself what a dream come true it is. Unfortunately, our house is falling apart bit by bit...I've taken to calling it Grey Gardens. And guess-who is the natural choice to deal with the repairmen. STILL...when all is said and done, I wouldn't change a thing.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-18341818488498728792009-06-06T13:28:48.778-04:002009-06-06T13:28:48.778-04:00Marilyn, that's definitely another challenge t...Marilyn, that's definitely another challenge to working at home! ;-)<br /><br />Sarahlynn, I don't know how you find time to write at all with little kids! It's got to be tough, especially when so many other demands of real-life tug on you during any stolen time you find to write. So my hat's off to you, girl!Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-54123269716298364792009-06-06T11:14:49.502-04:002009-06-06T11:14:49.502-04:00I have small children at home with me, and people ...I have small children at home with me, and people assume that somehow I'm writing while watching the children. Not so! I'm sure some people write that way - the woman who writes those <i>Twilight</i> books claims to - but not me. When I'm with the kids, I'm with the kids. I need both quiet and decent stretches without interruption to get into a scene. So, like other authors with daytime jobs, I write in the middle of the night and other stolen moments.<br /><br />When my "baby" started nursery school twice a week, I discovered the truth of your complaint, Susan. It is SO HARD to keep those two mornings a week for nothing but writing, when it seems that there's always a dentist who can only see me then, or a meeting I simply must attend or a contractor who needs me nearby . . .Sarahlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658866017847046987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-89406227830588060122009-06-05T20:11:48.342-04:002009-06-05T20:11:48.342-04:00Like you, Susan, I'm home all day to work--and...Like you, Susan, I'm home all day to work--and the work often entails far more than writing. <br /><br />On top of that, my hubby is here all day with me. Most of the time he has plenty to do without bugging me--though at times he'll come sit in the chair across from my desk and stare--until I finally ask what he wants. His answer is he was just waiting until I got to a stopping place. Uh huh.<br /><br />Yes, I love him and I couldn't do without him. He can do lots of things I can't.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-85538336956694307112009-06-05T20:04:12.170-04:002009-06-05T20:04:12.170-04:00Oh, Hank, that's exactly it! It's like wo...Oh, Hank, that's exactly it! It's like working at home means you're not really working, and sometimes it's extremely hard to shut off the distractions and get any writing done. But, you're right, who's complaining? ;-)Susan McBridehttp://susanmcbride.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025201337316610324.post-41118053823265966372009-06-05T18:40:10.210-04:002009-06-05T18:40:10.210-04:00Ah, Susan. We live the same life. I do have a full...Ah, Susan. We live the same life. I do have a full-time job, so when I get to use my vacation days to work on the books, and I'm so looking forward to really powering through some pages--suddenly, I'm AVAILABLE. <br /><br />For fed ex, or the repair guy, as you say. When the phone rings. My dear and wonderful well-meaning next door neighbor says: oh, you're home working! Come have tea! And I think--ahh...please, leave me alone.<br /><br />ANd my adorable husband, whose footsteps I hear coming down the hall and try to ignore: he says: can you help me move the air conditioner? Or: how long do I cook the rice?<br />I can feel my neck clench. And I even adore him!<br /><br />But--none of this is a complaint, really, It's wonderful. I'm so grateful to be able to do it. A dream come true. Don't you think?<br /><br />Can't wait to read your latest! xoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.com