Prompt: "Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up." ~ Pearl S. Buck ~

I become unhappy when I don't write. I believe that writing is how I tap into that "all alone" spot and renew those springs.

Things have been hectic since I've been home. My son's trip to Europe is all of the sudden right around the corner. July will be here before you know it. His group is having a picnic in Chicago in June that he desperately wants to attend, but for a single day the cost is almost prohibitive. Unless he takes the train, but that would entail an additional two days off work. For just one day. The neat thing about this is that eventually he'll come around to this conclusion. He is so particular about his money and his time--doesn't spend it unwisely even if it would be "really cool" or "really fun."

Nevertheless, I offered to look for prices for him, and every time I think I have something put together another possibility leaps into my head and viola--all afternoon yesterday was spent on the computer comparing flight rates and train tickets. Wears me out. And it's not even my trip!!! Arg! What I wouldn't give to go with him.

So I was cranky yesterday. From the morning on because I didn't really get a chance to sit down and write on Monday. I did try. But my thoughts were impossible to pin down or organize. There was just too much there and little energy to deal with all of it. I should have planned on a "down" day, but in my dh's mind, I just had two down days and where's dinner? :)

Got a rejection yesterday from Brain, Child, but it was a very nice rejection. She made it very clear that she read the piece and liked it, but had to report that "we've decided to pass on this one." It's one of the nicest rejection letters I've had and I think I'll e-mail her back and tell her. I should get the piece out again today and look for a market. And put them on the list to try again in a month or so with something else. They have many different departments and I might just have to give myself an "assignment" for one of those.

I still don't have May's goals off to MWMotivators. I can't decide on a May contest. Really should look at ByLine's, shouldn't I. Would be nice to revisit an old friend. That's something that was supposed to be in last month.

Have to call about staying in Denton this weekend. Dh asked last night if I were going. Thought he'd rather I didn't but he didn't sound that way. Told me to call his sis if we didn't find rooms. It's a bit short notice for as busy as they are, plus I would definitely dread that ride for two days back and forth between their place and Denton. Forty-five minutes one way through Dallas weekend traffic. I don't think so. After that is another special week of activity for ASL and also my brother is visiting from Florida. These things never space themselves out, do they? I haven't seen him in three years, and I may get at least a hug out of him before he goes home. I have next Sunday wide open and my Mom needs help with her computer so I will be traveling the third weekend in May also, but only 1 1/2 hours instead of 3 1/2. By the fourth weekend I'm going to be so dead I'll have to sleep for the weekend. Maybe May wasn't such a good month to try and meet an hour goal rather than a word goal.

We'll know at the end of the month, won't we? :)



Today is workshop as well, so I really shouldn't be doing this prompt now should I? Arg! I should have saved it for this afternoon. Now I've got to work on something else. Maybe. I may feel differently about the prompt this afternoon, right?