Countdown Wednesday

Today, Mom and I are counting down about rest.

What I Know About Rest

3. I nap in my bed.

2. I nap on the couch.

…a lot.

16. I nap in the street. (But only in the summer.)

1. I nap on Mom’s bed. I am allowed on her bed when she says the word, “OK” and then we sleep there all night long.

Who turned out the lights?

I am not allowed on there when she makes the bed, or when she is sorting out her folders and paperwork for her college job.

Who? Me?

What Mom Knows About Rest

3. Waking up super-early in the morning, lazing in bed, drinking tea is a perfect, restful start to the day.

2. After a story is finished it needs to rest. No working on it, no looking at it, no THINKING about it.

Sometimes, a story needs to rest for a week. Sometimes longer.

1. While a story is asleep, it’s difficult to wait for it to finish resting. It’s good to start mind-writing a new story right away. (And all new stories should be about me!)

26. When stories wake up from resting, they sometimes stink.