While I'd hoped I'd be over this sinus stuff by now, I'm still battling. DayQuil seems to make me functionable but takes a couple hours for that to kick in.
I'm going to try and get back on track this week, though it may be sporadic. Please bear with me. Fall sinus stuff is just something I deal with.
So here's my TOP 3 for this week:
With this Covid thing still hanging in, many of us are struggling for time to write, in spite of the fact we probably have more time than we ever have.
The truth is we all have the SAME AMOUNT OF TIME in any give day. Our problem is how we prioritize our tasks.
Today, I'm kicking off a series for Writer's Tip Thursday where I will be showcasing author quotes from Kelly L. Stone's book TIME TO WRITE. Clicking on the title will take you to the book on amazon. I'm also checking in with Kelly about guesting here to provide her insite behind the book.
Here is this week's tip:
"First of all, you have to set a schedule.
Whatever that is, you have to set it
and stick to it."
~ Karen Asp, freelance writer
Question for the day -
Do you have a writing schedule?
Good afternoon, everyone!
Apologies for the delay in today's post. We have a glorious day in the Ozarks and I've been busy playing Suzy Homemaker. I have laundry on the line, carrot/ zuccini muffins cooling on the counter, buttercup squash ready to be mashed up for a casserole for dinner and dishes yet to be done.
This is why consistency is a problem for me. I was raised with a 1950s housewife mentality. From the time I was 9, I was helping around the house. When most kids were watching Saturday morning cartoons I was helping in the kitchen, putting laundry on the line or dusting all the little nick nacks in our living room. When laundry came off the line, I would be tackling the ironing pile while watching craft shows on PBS or classic (now) black and white movies. I will be 59 next week and that is still who I am.
But I am also a crafter and a writer and I'm trying to mainstream my focus on those to avenues.
To that end, where this blog is concerned, every Monday I'll bring you my Top 3 for the week as they pertain to writing. I am so ready beyond concious thought to get back to writing.
Today's post is all about that
big red button. Kind of reminds me of Red Nose Day from Walgreens.
I've sat for over six
months, not doing much of anything. Why?
Well, the reason finally came to
me last weekend. I haven't been using my blog/ editorial boards or my planners
since the end of February... when I started the reorganization of the studio/
office.
I am a VERY visual person. Even
during my days of selling Christmas Around the World, House of Lloyd and
Undercover Wear whenever there was a promotion, I would buy a sheet of poster
board and create a chart to track my progress towards a goal.
Saturday, I pulled out mynotepad
and decided there were changes to be made.
1- Work only with blogs that bring me joy.
I had six blogs. I am dropping one for sure, a second is on a test market basis. Two (including this one) focus on building a readership for books I want to write. One is my creative (daytime business) blog and the final one is one that truly brings me joy - my music blog. I review CDs, showcase artists, etc. While I don't make money from that, I am so richly rewarded with perks and friends I wouldn't trade for anything.
2 - Still In Debate
I started the Ozarks Journal blog
back when I first met the Polish Sinfonia and needed a place to post pictures
from the grade school students so that the orchestra members could all go look
at them. I still like the blog idea but I'm making a couple of changes.
I want to keep talking about
prepping, my garden and household. I was talking 'household' on the weightloss
blo, after all a clean house does make for a better self-journey but something
in me decided I could keep the household with the Ozarks Journal. I mean, I
LIVE in the Ozarks. LOL So OJ will be more about my corner of the Ozarks and
our home here.
This required evaluating what I really want to do.
I want to write
I want the Etsy shop or some other sales form to destash my stuff and
let it bring joy to others.
For that reason, I am putting a more solid YouTube stream in place,
getting my shop open and Keeping THIS blog but with a few changes. I'll be
talking about those on Friday.
4 - More time to craft and to write.
I still have book series I want/
need to write. I'm starting back to a regular writing schedule next week.
Hopefully, by the time Bob comes home I will have a routine where even if I
only take thirty minutes, the words will flow.
Overall Goals
To create beautiful things while destashing our home
To stay more on Task
To write more books
To have a financial plan in place that has the house paid off in two
years.
I'm spending the rest of this
week getting posts written/ scheduled, batch-recording videos and putting the
office back together from company last week.
I will see you back here on
Friday (September 11) to talk about the
new schedule and give you a final flip-through of my Ausgust Assembly Line Junk
Journal Challenge journal.
until then...
