Friday, September 21, 2007

Fragmentation at its best

So it's obviously been a while since my last post. See, B is out of town on business, due back today, and despite copious amounts of help from my family and friends, I can't seem to get my act together. I had all these places I intended to go, things I intended to do, and of course the endless writing I was going to get done. And yet it seems that I actually wrote less than I normally do. What gives?

I know sleep deprivation plays a part, as does the strangeness in routine that travel inevitably brings, but I can't help feeling that I'm a bit of a fragmented person now. It's rare, at least in my memory, that I can start something and finish it uninterrupted. There's always a meal, a hand, a train track in need of repair or a bunny in need of a hug. I don't mind it; I really do love being a mom. Still, it's days like these when I try to think of something cohesive to make out of what had been such a hectic week, and I don't know how to write something cohesive when I don't feel cohesive myself.

I had all these ideas for posts--judgement, driving, caramel apples, etc.--and perhaps someday I'll get to them. Right now, there's a baby crying and an phone being artfully hidden. Interruption strikes again...

2 comments:

Melissa said...

Mmmmm, caramel apples.

I'd leave a brilliant message, but someone seems to need my attention...

feistywon said...

I know exactly how you feel...thus the long periods of time between my own posts! Just go with the flow, cut yourself some slack, and maybe tomorrow (or the next) will be a day of flowing thoughts, words and ideas.