Being as hubby's rotation had him away at work all weekend and I hadn't been feeling the greatest lately, I sweet-talked him into leaving the laptop home for me. I mean, I know I have two desktop computers (one at work and one at home) and of course the adorable Palm Tungsten E2 but none of those are a laptop. And I envisioned comfy hours in my recliner with heat on my back, surfing the internet and working away all weekend.
Still, all sitting is bad--even in the world's greatest recliner. So I brought the timer over and set it for 45 minutes...and began critting a novel for Mar. When the timer went off, I re-set it for 15 minutes and went off to do some housework.
The second set I spent working on my synopsis of Marks of Repentance. The first market I'm looking at wants a synopsis of 1-3 pages and mine is currently 2, so that at least is a help. What is hard for me to tell is if it is clear, so it's going out to a few folk who aren't familiar with the novel and then I'll see where I've confuzelated things. (Great word, huh?) And then 15 minutes of housework.
Third set I spent at the desk-top computer working on my family calendar that I take on every year. This is the ninth annual coming up! It's not at crunch point yet--still waiting for some photos to come in from family, but I was pleased with what I got done even so. And 15 minutes of housework.
Then I went back to the synopsis. And housework. And critting. And housework.
By then it was late afternoon and I decided I'd had enough productivity. So I went on to other things, like cooking up a LOT of dry beans and making a mega-pot of soup. Canned some of the beans and saved the rest for today, when I also canned up the soup. Yes, I'm crazy.
The beauty of the laptop came into play again, because with the wireless now set up on the broadband, I could leave the laptop open on the peninsula (well away from stove and sink) and work on things while the canner canned. So I worked through a few more chapters of crit. And now I'm blogging from the recliner again! Gotta love it.
When one of my desktop computers dies, I'll replace with a laptop and the remaining desktop will live at home. I think I still want to have at least one desktop though.
Spoiled? Perhaps. Three computers (and two Palms) might seem like over-kill for two people. The same two people have only two vehicles--one, if you count the fact that the truck has been out of commission for a couple of weeks. It's supposed to be home, (almost) as good as new tomorrow. I hope. I'm ready for my own wheels again too.
It's been a lovely weekend.
About Me
- Valerie Comer
- Valerie Comer’s life on a small farm in western Canada provides the seed for stories of contemporary Christian romance. Like many of her characters, Valerie grows much of her own food and is active in the local foods movement as well as her church. She only hopes her imaginary friends enjoy their happily-ever-afters as much as she does hers, shared with her husband, adult kids, and adorable granddaughters. Valerie is a USA Today bestselling author and a two-time Word Award winner. She has been called “a stellar storyteller” as she injects experience laced with humor into her green clean romances.
5 comments:
LOL! Welcome to the dark side. And no, that's not too many. Each serve a purpose. As long as you're actually using them, not just collecting for the heck of it, you're fine :D.
Sounds like a peaceful day.
My parents have 3 desktops(4 if you count my grandmothers)2 laptops(I'm borrowing one) and my mom has a blackberry curve. So your set up sounds pretty minimal to me :)
Debbie
My hubby and I share a laptop. For some strange reason I prefer my desk for writing. Okay, no, typing. Great work, Val!
Good stuff Val! I love laptops too (especially our beautiful Mac!)
What's the family calender this year? I hope you haven't requested photos from Joel and he just hasn't replied to you... because I've heard nothing yet.... Has it really been 9 years that you've been making them? Whew. I remember when you first started those...
Hmmm. I have two desktops, a laptop, a Palm Tungsten, two iPods, and a Handspring (I think I'll take that to my sister - she already has my old laptop). Hubby has a desktop and a laptop.
I need to get the network connected and use the old desktop as a back up machine. They do all have a purpose.
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