Writing prompt: I can’t sleep

Usually when I’m up at 6:30 on a Sunday, it’s because my dog is insisting that he needs to go outside for his morning constitutional, and no, it can’t  wait until after the sun comes up.

Today, it’s because movers are coming at 8:00 to bring the last of our possessions over to our new home. We still had some furniture to break down and laundry to finish, since yesterday’s moving left us so wiped out that we crashed before we could get to it.

Two great opportunities to squeeze in a little writing is when you’re waiting for someone to show up, and when you can’t sleep — you’re up too late, or woke before your alarm and can’t settle back down.

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