Natasha Fondren

I never want to leave. I’m all settled near my best friend and her daughter (my niece), and it’s totally awesome. My campground is spacious, quiet, beautiful, and my backyard is a little creek. I’m sure when it starts getting cold and Glenn gets home and the Jeep is fixed, I’ll start to get “hitch itch.”

For now? It’s amazing to be living in the same city as one’s best friend. And I get to see the little niece a ton! I got to pick her up and carry her into the house, which may sound silly, but pretty much made my week.

Summers will definitely be spent here.

I feel a little embarrassed to be so happy. Since this blog is mostly supposed to be about writing, I’ll say this: working one job only ROCKS. Wow!

I get up. I write. And then I get to make dinner, read, go to a movie, spend time with my best friend, putz around the camper, catch up on little stuff, and… THAT’S IT!

I have tons of writing ideas. The other amazing thing about working one job is that my creative mind only has to stir the story pot. It’s wonderful.

This is the life. I feel like apologizing, I’m so happy. It’s going to rain in two days, and since I haven’t yet repaired the leaks to the camper, I probably won’t be so annoyingly happy. Maybe.

And here’s more happy news: Marcia Colette’s Stripped was released this week! Yay! Wishing her a ton of sales!

How do you balance your day job with your writing job? Or your non-fiction writing with your fiction writing? Do you find it hard to juggle it all? And for those of you who’ve put your foot down and just write or just work one job, how does that feel?