This week has been insane. It seems like everything that could have gone wrong, has and if it hasn’t yet, it’s waiting to do so until just the right moment. Dealing with crazy vendor issues with the rental property we own. Trying to get an estimate for some work done there totally ruined my day…
Don’t worry, I’m not going to wax nostalgic about an 80s movie here. But the title was fitting for how I’ve been thinking about this blog lately… It doesn’t matter what I say in this post, it’s more a matter of a need to “say anything” at all. I just need to post something, and…
I now have less than a week to finish and submit this short story. EEEEEEK! Where the heck did September go? I’ve been up against multiple deadlines this month and I’d hoped to have this story finished well before now. However, that’s definitely not the way it has worked. The characters have been not cagey,…
13 Things to Avoid When Changing Habits As you can tell from Monday’s post, habits and routines have been on my mind alot. Leo Babauta from Guam has a great blog titled: Zen Habits where you can go see his comments on these pitfalls. He gives permission to reprint his posts, but in…
Well, I gave in and wiped the harddrive on the laptop after trying just about every method known to man to try to get any files off it. The file system was completely hosed. Reinstalling the OS and upgrading to Leopard and then reinstalling Office and Adobe’s Creative Suite took way too long. I’m still…
13 Things That Irritated Me Today Sorry, no pretty pictures today. I’m stuck on my old, slow desktop and I now get why my kids complain when I tell them they can use it to look up something instead of commandeering my laptop when I’m trying to use it. *grumble* 1. My laptop…
I joined Bria‘s writing goals accountability thread on Romance Divas‘s forum and have been thinking about time management a lot lately. The other night, Andi and I were talking about how this past year has flown by so quickly. There’s lots of theories out there and I’m not going to dig into any of them…
I’m late in posting this, but I didn’t want to ignore it either. Wordle.net is an awesome way to lose a few hours messing around. Call me crazy but this is my favorite new lens. I rushed pasted in my three WIPs. Bria and MJ and several other Divas did theirs. You can fiddle with…
Besides perfectionism, procrastination is my next biggest issue. Way back in college, it used to be a running joke that for me a study break was when I took a break and studied. I’m finding similar issues these days as I find myself reluctant to face certain truths or balk at actually writing them…
…your own son tells you that you need a vacation just as soon as Daddy gets home. <– How I Feel September has been a stressful month on several fronts. DH has been traveling a lot this month for work. The kids are amazing! They’re able able to tune in and immediately amplify any stress…