....of being a single Mom, Lorrie Moore has written an amazing new book. I am reading it now. It's wonderful. I heard an interview with her the other day. The radio host was grilling her about taking 15 years to write anything new. I think she had written some magazine articles but no books. She replied that she was a single Mom raising a boy on her own. The host kept at it until Ms. Moore finally said, "Well, I was busy."
I was busy.
I understand. I often wonder if I am busy because I have to be or busy to avoid doing the thing I love most - writing songs. One the one hand, the dishes have to get done. If someone threw up, the laundry has to get started. I find that I go to the freakin' grocery store at least every other day if not every day. The crazy thing is, my house is still an unorganized mess, laundry never gets folded and put away and there is always something I have forgotten at the store. I guess my point is, if I am not doing my art, then why isn't my life pristine and shiny? Why is my house the only one in the neighborhood with popsicle stains on the front porch and 2 diaper genies by the backdoor waiting for Godot? (It's been, like, 6 months they've been waiting.)
But Lorrie Moore is an inspiration. What the hell is 15 years in the scheme of things? Get busy, woman. Or Mother. Or whatever hat you are wearing today.
Did I mention that I am recording new material this week? Stay tuned..
Mindless Mommy
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