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A Day in the Life of Kerri Nelson

by Kerri Nelson

I write my books in daycare.  That’s right.  I write heart racing suspense, sweat inducing love scenes, and life changing romance while tending to the daily chaos of three young children.  So, the best way to share a day in the life with me is to share a copy of my normal daily “to do” list with you.

Here goes…

1. Feed the Baby
2. Burp the Baby
3. Change the Baby
4. Soothe the Baby
5. Attempt to Potty Train the Toddler
6. Change the Toddler
7. Feed the Toddler
8. Argue with the Toddler (”not everything is YOURS!”)
9. Attempt to check e-mail (toddler unplugs computer)
10. Wake 9 year old (requires repeated efforts)
11. Check Blood Sugar of my 9 year old (she has juvenile diabetes)
12. Feed the 9 year old
13. Give the 9 year old insulin
14. Argue with 9 year old about cleaning of disaster area room (futile effort)
15. Take 9 year old to school
16. Check e-mail and try to write a few measly words
17. Repeat steps 1 through 8
18. Get Baby & Toddler down for nap
19. Write 1,000 words (I’m on a roll now)
20. Answer phone call from mother (clock is ticking—writing time disappearing)
21. Attempt to take a shower in relative peace (good luck on this one)
22. Load 2 little ones in car and proceed to school to check 9 year old’s blood sugar for lunchtime & give insulin
23. Return home to chorus of crying from extreme hunger (the children–not me–although I’m on a postpartum diet and always hungry)
24. Repeat Steps 1 through 8
25. Play with children (dream up new story ideas)
26. Try to get some writing/work done (fail miserably)
27. Pick up 9 year old from school
28. Yell at 9 year old and toddler in the back seat to STOP all that Yelling (they wake the baby anyway)!
29. Clean up house & get dishes/bottles & laundry done (done? yeah, right…in my dreams)
30. Phone call from hubby (he’ll be late from work again–who can blame him?)
31. Repeat steps 1 through 13
32. Act as an “unreasonable parent” when I dare suggest that 9 year old do homework and clean room instead of talk to friends on the phone (Listen to the “But Mom!” Chorus)
33. One more attempt at writing (get distracted by e-mail and Twitter)
34. Hubby cooks gourmet dinner for me so that I can write (the best part of my day)
35. Gobble up my one good meal of the day while juggling baby/toddler
36. Get Toddler ready for bed (a 1 hour process of bathing, reading books, etc…)
37. Catch a brief glimpse of the man I married as he hands the Baby off to me and then goes to bed
38. Collapse in bed after the umpteenth feeding, burping, changing of baby
39. Hear crying and jolt out of bed (it could be any of the kids–your guess is as good as mine)
40. Rinse. Repeat.

Whew!  Anyone wanna babysit?

Read more about Kerri’s books at her website:  www.kerrinelson.com

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