In my house, the hope of privacy is so long gone that it's comical. I can't remember the last time I took a shower without a baby monitor or a toddler checking to see what I was doing. And potty time? Let's just say even a locked door can't keep my little ones (or my husband) at bay for very long.
That being said, my writing time usually consists of me juggling a child or two on my lap while they juggle a bowl of cereal and a cuppy. I'm getting rather good at typing with one hand, and even better rushing pages out in the twenty or so minutes my kids are distracted by the television. Right now, my little girl is lounging across me, holding her mouth open so I can feed her cereal, even though she is fully capable of doing this herself. And since I am Mommy, that is exactly what I am doing.
And I don't mind one bit, because childhood is fleeting. Next thing I know, my babies will be teenagers, and these precious moments will be nothing but fond memories. Maybe it will be easier to finish a book with a quiet house and an empty lap, but I am more than wiling to wait fifteen years to find out!
Enjoy those little moments!
-Ali
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