I sometimes wonder if there is.
Is that depression speaking, or am I just tired from all the late nights?
Unlike most writers, authors and bloggers I don’t have a day job. You could say it’s one of the benefits of getting old, this retirement thing, but after a while, not having a reason to get out of bed starts working on your subconscious.
The idea of having a job, and going to work, is a good reason to drag yourself out of bed every morning. And because of this, the idea of sleeping in takes on a whole new meaning.
You know, I’ll just lie here for a few more minutes, and then I’ll get up. Having turned off the alarm, the eyelids flutter, and before you know it, half an hour had passed, and you wake up in fright, knowing you’re going to be late.
In retirement, that doesn’t happen. There is no alarm, there is no guilty pleasure in spending those extra minutes in bed.
Of course, this tardiness, or lack of desire could be because I find I do my best writing in the dead of night, often not getting to bed before 2 a.m. Last night it was a little later because of a story I’m working on came to life with a new idea.
It had been stagnating because it’s part two and whilst I had an idea about where it was going to go, in the end, we’re off in a different direction, and the words flowed. You just don’t stop writing when you hit a vein.
But this isn’t always the case. This morning I have an excuse to stay in bed, but most others I don’t.
Perhaps I should find something else to do, something that will give me that same reason I used to have to get up every morning.
Or maybe I should be more organized in my retirement life, you know, set a schedule and do things according to a timetable. I was never one for being organized, but perhaps it’s time to start.
Just let me lie here for a few more minutes and think about that.
I can relate to this struggle. There’s always a reason to get up, but the timing of when to do it is negotiable.
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Or you have a cantankerous cat!
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In my case, I have two. One likes to aggressively groom me whole the other will lay down on top of me and cling with her claws if I dare to move. 🤣
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I am a night person myself and LOVE to sleep late.I used to write in Italian,I loved spending time when it hit me, to start writing without taking a second off. Now that I have 2 languages to use I can hardly use my own, Italian.
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I’ve always wished I h ad a second language, and given the number of times I’ve been to Italy, I want to learn Italian. Before our lat holiday I tried using CD lessobs for the car on the way to work. Still can’t speak Italian.
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I hear you. I work but I’ve recently been off I’ll for four weeks
I usually treasure lie ins
But after four weeks I’m getting bord.
I think I always want what I haven’t got
Give me a week back in work I’ll be wanting a lie in!
🙈
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