I Want A Writer's Nook

This post really has nothing to do with the book that I am in the process of writing, but I suppose the inspiration for it does.

Andrew and I are moving in a couple of months and my dream is to have an area in our new house that I designate only for writing. Currently, I find myself writing while sitting on our couch or on our bed before I call it a night and go to sleep. There are too many distractions in both of these places and I'm finding that I need a place that I can call my own when it comes to being able to "disappear" for a couple of hours a day.

It doesn't even have to be a whole room. It can merely be a corner that I am able to put a smallish antique desk to place my laptop on. On the wall directly in front of me, I envision a HUGE bulletin board where I can tack up pictures and quotes that inspire me. I would also like to have a magnetic poetry board that would basically serve the same purpose but would add a little more depth to the scenery.

It would also be nice to have an area outside as well where on pretty  days, I can sit on the back porch, sipping a glass of wine and reminisce about days gone by. I imagine myself doing this, suddenly having a beautiful memory and then forming an intelligible story surrounding my thoughts and words.

It's not as though I can't or don't do any of this now in our current surroundings of which I have one kitty resting on my stretched out legs, another in front of the space heater by my feet and another sitting beside me on the couch. If I had my dream writer's nook, I'm sure my situation would be the same. Still. It's a nice thought and a nice idea to work at accomplishing.

And I know one day I will have such a place. As for right now, I should probably stop procrastinating and write something more meaningful than the dream of one day having a writer's nook....

Focus Mary. Focus.