Sometimes the best routines get disrupted by life. In my case, it was hip surgery for the second time in just over a year. Which is where liking to edit can help since I find it easier to get back into revising writing than coming up with new stuff, especially when in pain from surgery. If I wanted to write about pain, that would be useful, but I don’t. Since I don’t like to read about painful times, there’s not much point in writing it all out.
Luckily, I can also draw on my strong habit of writing. I thought my writing habit went back to childhood when I enjoyed putting stories down on paper. I recently re-read some journals from when my children were young, and I discovered that I very purposefully carved out time to write. It’s been a habit that I cultivated even when I was busy, so I should maintain it now that I have more free time.
The second disruption was the birth of my first grandchild. While I don’t have both hands free when I’m holding him, so I can’t type. But he does nestle quite nicely in my left arm, so I can still journal and edit with my right while his parents are getting some needed rest.