By Kathy Dunnehoff

I fully appreciate that for most folks, there’s little connection between their work and what they love.  It’s Love or Work too often.

But I was lucky enough to be raised by a man who believed that if you didn’t look forward to Monday, you should rethink what you do for a living.

My dad was an elementary school teacher for 32 years, and at 88 has students stop by regularly for coffee… students who are now silver-haired grandparents and still appreciate the joy of learning he brought into his 6^th grade classroom every day.

When it was time for me to choose my profession, it was an easy decision to make. I knew from my own elementary school days that I was born to be a writer.

And so I lived happily ever after as a productive and profitable author.

Well… despite plenty of procrastination, I do manage to produce, although not nearly the quantity or quality that I dream of creating. And I did have a stellar year of profits in 2012. Yep, you heard me, 2012. That was after a couple of decades of writing, and, yeah, that’s now 2 years in the rear view mirror.

So, what was I saying about love and work?

That’s right. I love what I do.

I love the struggle of it, and the get-my-rear-in-the-chair drama every day. I love that my income is a gypsy that arrives in a beautiful caravan and departs having picked my pockets.

I love that I actually wear pajamas until noon. I love that while my boss can be a pain, she’s mostly a lot of fun to work with.

I love that my puppy is right now asleep beside me hogging most of the warmth from the space heater.

I love that my spotty income encourages me to teach more, and that when I’m in the classroom sharing what I love about writing, other people sometimes fall in love with writing too.

I wish for you this Valentine’s Day, love for the work of your life whatever form that takes…   “If a woman loves the labor of her trade, apart from any question of success or fame, the gods have called her.”- Robert Louis Stevenson

Kathy

The Audiobook for Hollywood Beginnings, read by the author, now Available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes! (click on the cover to hear a sample on Amazon!)