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three!)0900: Cats demanding more food. Coffee is consumed. The kid is still in bed — he’s usually up; Why is he being so lazy? Check the comments again and this time, respond to each reader that bothered to write one. Love interacting with my fellow Mediumites. Check my draft stories; Hmmmm, one still sitting there from 2 days ago…is there a problem? No, it’s the weekend and she deserves some time to chill. Well, I might as well knock off these other short forms while I have the old brain in check.1100: Crap! I made a mental promise I was going to head downtown at 1130 and I haven’t eaten nor showered. But my email! I haven’t even looked at my personal messages. A quick glance — nothing important. Slam the laptop shut, stuff a cinnamon bagel down my throat, wash the body, make my bed, empty the dishwasher — cursing my son’s lazy arse for not having the initiative to do so himself. Bloody kids!1140: Stop at Walmart en route to downtown. Damn! There’s still none of my favourite kitty litter available. Well, it’s not my litter, but the one that gives me the least grief being strewn around my apartment by my two furry monsters. What’s with all the empty shelves here? There are huge gaps down each aisle. Is there a supply problem? Amazon must love this, ‘cos that’s where I’ll be shopping next. Hmmm…a story there?1200: Get my usual parking spot near my daughter’s apartment building; going to see my grandbaby after my little shopping expedition. WTF? $10 for 2 hours parking? It’s Sunday — isn’t parking meant to be free until 1 pm? I guess not. Sigh.1230: Gee, I live in such a gorgeous city — save the ripped up main street and obst

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acle course to navigate the sidewalks. I shouldn't complain: apparently it’s for the new electric rail system (REM) that will ease traffic congestion. Wow! Look at those incredibly beautiful architectural buildings. I snap some photos, pretending I’m a tourist. Now they would make a great story for Snapshots. Get to my destination — Bath and Bodyworks — to snaffle some 1/2 price candles and — oh, they have handsoap on sale too? Must get some of those!1300: Head back to my daughter’s; Goodness, I didn’t realize that outside the hockey arena there were plaques of all the famous Habs and some cool hockey paraphernalia for all to see. When was the last time I wandered the city? This is like an outdoor museum. More photos. More ammunition for that Snapshots story.1315: Impromptu photoshoot with my furless grandbaby. She’s not happy. Grandma — just give me the damn treats and leave me alone! Another story?!1400: Home sweet home. Should I go to the pool? It’s gorgeous out! Let me check my email and Medium first…BIG MISTAKE!1800: Oh la la, where did the time go? Gotta feed the kid — and myself. Cook, eat — and head on back to the computer. I’ve got stories in my head!2200: Three long-forms later, consumed a heap of stories I had either glanced at on my phone and had filed to make a comment when I was on my laptop ( love that list feature), read more articles I had saved or new ones popping out at me… I am in awe of the talent here. But, hey — it’s time to chill out and shut the brain off. Let me just check that bell one more time…2300: Horizontal time; signing off — until tomorrow Medium!</article></body>

A reality check on how much time I think about writing and spend on Medium

0630: Furry alarm starts; the one that nibbles my nose, whacks my glasses onto the floor, then sits on top of me. He’s rather large and it hurts. My brain kicks into action — a full bladder needs to be dealt with first, the cats' stomachs next, then the pot of coffee.

0640: Open up my laptop. Log in. My favourite links appear on my homepage. Where to first? Medium of course! I spy the green light with a number inside; I click on it and read the responses to my stories. Fab! I take note to reply later but let's check those stats first, see who’s posted recently and what stories are selected for my perusal.

0700: Earnings and stats checked. Ugh — gotta stop doing that. But I can’t stop myself. It’s motivating after all. I know I want to submit all my 5 weekly stories to the Daily Cuppa by the time darkness ensues and right now, I have only two ideas floating in my head. Barbara! Why did you agree to this? (Katie Michaelson, that was a very fleeting thought, and once I cracked the first two stories I had conjured up the other three!)

0900: Cats demanding more food. Coffee is consumed. The kid is still in bed — he’s usually up; Why is he being so lazy? Check the comments again and this time, respond to each reader that bothered to write one. Love interacting with my fellow Mediumites. Check my draft stories; Hmmmm, one still sitting there from 2 days ago…is there a problem? No, it’s the weekend and she deserves some time to chill. Well, I might as well knock off these other short forms while I have the old brain in check.

1100: Crap! I made a mental promise I was going to head downtown at 1130 and I haven’t eaten nor showered. But my email! I haven’t even looked at my personal messages. A quick glance — nothing important. Slam the laptop shut, stuff a cinnamon bagel down my throat, wash the body, make my bed, empty the dishwasher — cursing my son’s lazy arse for not having the initiative to do so himself. Bloody kids!

1140: Stop at Walmart en route to downtown. Damn! There’s still none of my favourite kitty litter available. Well, it’s not my litter, but the one that gives me the least grief being strewn around my apartment by my two furry monsters. What’s with all the empty shelves here? There are huge gaps down each aisle. Is there a supply problem? Amazon must love this, ‘cos that’s where I’ll be shopping next. Hmmm…a story there?

1200: Get my usual parking spot near my daughter’s apartment building; going to see my grandbaby after my little shopping expedition. WTF? $10 for 2 hours parking? It’s Sunday — isn’t parking meant to be free until 1 pm? I guess not. Sigh.

1230: Gee, I live in such a gorgeous city — save the ripped up main street and obstacle course to navigate the sidewalks. I shouldn't complain: apparently it’s for the new electric rail system (REM) that will ease traffic congestion. Wow! Look at those incredibly beautiful architectural buildings. I snap some photos, pretending I’m a tourist. Now they would make a great story for Snapshots. Get to my destination — Bath and Bodyworks — to snaffle some 1/2 price candles and — oh, they have handsoap on sale too? Must get some of those!

1300: Head back to my daughter’s; Goodness, I didn’t realize that outside the hockey arena there were plaques of all the famous Habs and some cool hockey paraphernalia for all to see. When was the last time I wandered the city? This is like an outdoor museum. More photos. More ammunition for that Snapshots story.

1315: Impromptu photoshoot with my furless grandbaby. She’s not happy. Grandma — just give me the damn treats and leave me alone! Another story?!

1400: Home sweet home. Should I go to the pool? It’s gorgeous out! Let me check my email and Medium first…BIG MISTAKE!

1800: Oh la la, where did the time go? Gotta feed the kid — and myself. Cook, eat — and head on back to the computer. I’ve got stories in my head!

2200: Three long-forms later, consumed a heap of stories I had either glanced at on my phone and had filed to make a comment when I was on my laptop ( love that list feature), read more articles I had saved or new ones popping out at me… I am in awe of the talent here. But, hey — it’s time to chill out and shut the brain off. Let me just check that bell one more time…

2300: Horizontal time; signing off — until tomorrow Medium!