January 22, 2009 In the Meantime

I spend a lot of time "in the meantime." "In the meantime" is the time that you have while waiting for other things to happen, such as "You go to the store, and in the meantime I will start the vegetables," or, "I have to wait for this train to pass, so in the meantime I will read this passage in my book."

I spend a lot of time in the meantime because I am a multi-tasker. I like to do several things at once. But there is one thing that I refuse to do in the meantime, one thing that I refuse to clump in with other things, and that's write. I cannot write in the meantime. I must have quality time to write. And so I set aside a few minutes, and it can be as little as 10 minutes, or as much as several hours, to write.

I used to say, "well, unless I have a solid block of at least two hours to write I can't 'get into it' but since starting these writing exercises I have learned that even a few minutes is helpful.
Oh, I have a phone call, I will be back. In the meantime, I hope you have a great day!