*rushes in* I’m so sorry I’m late!!
I think I mentioned I normally work nights at a bar/pub.? I’m on days shifts this week covering someone who’s on holidays, and it threw me so totally off that I forgot what day of the week it was!
Anyway, I had this post already written , I just hadn’t schedulesd it to publish, so I’m so sorry for being late. My brain doesn’t work so well during day shifts. * blush*
So..here goes… If it isn’t one, its the other.
Writing can be very solitary work. I tend to be a weird mix of people person and loner. I love my night job or waitressing/bartending because I love to deal with people. But, I also love living alone and being alone. I’m content with my own company. However, when I hermit away and write a lot, it can get very lonely and depressing. I think most writers will agree with me that sometimes spending too much time in our own heads isn’t a good thing. Thats where pets come in.
Most writers I know have a pet of some kind. A cat, dog, bird, or some live thing that keeps them company while they write. Someone that helps them get out of their own head when they need to.
I have 2 cats. They don’t always get along with each other, or with me to be honest, but I love them. They greet me at the door every night when I come home from work, and when I’m at home writing hard, they tell me when it’s time to play because I’ve been working too hard. And like writing, I have a very strong love/hate relationship with them both…depending ont he day. 
Today I love them.
Let’s take a poll…Do you have a pet?
