Now that I’m back in the MW program, I remember why I always had such a hard time getting weekly posts up. It’s so hard to find time to write. I only have so much time set aside during the week and with two assignments due last week it was maxed out.

I want to find time to write, however life seems to happen so quickly and there are so many things that need to be written. Blog posts, MW assignments, tasting notes, harvest notes, and the book I’ve been meaning to start on. There are so many hours in the day and outside of getting up at 5am to write (which I will probably need to start doing soon) I don’t have many options with a 3 year old at home.

Writing is Rewarding

Anyway, I write today, not to complain about my lack of time for writing but to share with you all the fun opportunities that I have to do so. Writing this blog is one of the most rewarding things. I am so excited when someone says they read it. It makes all the time and effort worth it that others care what I have to say; something that constantly amazes me. I am also thrilled at being able to write MW assignments again. Crazy? Probably. I’m accepting that and moving on in my nutzo state. There are three years of MW exam theory questions I haven’t written yet so I need to get on those so I can say I’ve written the last 15 years of exam questions instead of only the years of 2001-2012.  Now where is my fishbowl???

I keep meaning to write up the vintage notes for 2015 because by the time you need them for tasting notes you’ve generally forgotten what happened during the vintage. I have little post it notes around the house from weather events and harvest dates for each of the wines I made this year that stare at me accusingly for not sitting down and writing them up.  Then there is my book idea.  I’m not even sure it is a fully formed idea yet but my thought was to sit down and start writing and see what it turns into.  My best ideas generally start this way but I need time to see how it will go.  This is last on my priority list right now with at least 500 other things in front of it daily.

“If you have other things in your life—family, friends, good productive day work—these can interact with your writing and the sum will be all the richer.”
– David Brin

So back onto the crazy train I go with the MW work.  My day job is challenging and rewarding.  My family life is good but exhausting as it should be.  I have lots of great subject matter to write about.  Now if only I can find the time…