More than writing.

Usually I get most of my writing done on weekends. I go grocery shopping at the beginning, and then I hole up in my apartment for three days, with the phone turned off, and no way for anyone to reach me (except email…which I can choose to acknowledge or not,) and I work on building my career. Sometimes I work on my website, (:crazy: ) sometimes I edit (:plain: ), sometimes I just think about my stories. (Yes, that IS working!) But this weekend was about more than writing for me. 🙂

It had been a hectic, busy, few days at work and I especially wanted to hole up and be anti-social. But, one of my co-workers mentioned that Leesa (another co-worker) was going to make it to our Saturday night Valentines Day party at the lounge. This was worth making an appearance for because I hadn’t seen Leesa in a few months (she just had a baby recently and this was her first night out since the birth!)

But, par for the course, once I was out I had a great time. You see, I’m one of those people that are hard to get to go out…. but once I’m out, I make the best of it. We played pool (Leesa won.:angry: But it was close. 😉 ) We played air hockey. (I kicked ass and am undefeated!! :D) We had some shooters and did some dancing. 😛 All in all, a great night out.

Then today, I did manage to get a bit of writing related stuff done, (I got a sneak peek at Sylvia’s 3rd story for her Brava anthology…. Great Stuff!!!) Then I joined 15 members of my family for my uncles 60th birthday. It was surprisingly easy for me to feel social once again. I saw cousins that I haven’t seen since they were little and I realized just how fast time does pass. And how as much as I am my own person, I am part of a big family, even though we rarely get together. It was a nice, warm way to spend a Sunday evening.

Also surprising, was when I mentioned that I write erotica, I didn’t get as bad a reaction as anticipated. But I think that comes from the fact that as I’ve grown as a writer, and worked in different markets I’ve realize that this really is something that is NOT easy to do, and I feel pride in my accomplishments, and the way I feel about it can influence the way others do. Does that make sense?

Anyway, tomorrow is the busiest day of the year for the restaurant I work at, and even though it’s normally my day off, I have to go in. But I’m feeling pretty social, so it’ll be fun! Especially now that I’ve been reminded that Valentines Day is about Love, not necessarily romance.