Goal Update

My goal setting went really well, and I have been trying to keep up with them as well as I can. One thing I have learnt is not to beat myself up when I can’t get what I want done. The past week has been another example of that.

My internet was down for most of the week, which made it difficult to post blogs. Although that doesn’t stop me writing for when it is back on line. Very busy days at work where I longed for a quiet moment but couldn’t get one. Now I have a peaceful day at home, alone, I could get so much done, I am finding the quiet distracting. Arrgh.

OK, I can actually work around all of these things, and easily. No internet is no excuse, actually it means less distraction. When it is back up and running I already have the posts ready to go.

When I first started writing I used to sit in corner of our old but comfy sofa with a pen and paper and scribble for hours, the telly always on. I have said before that I can find the telly a bit of a distraction, but if I put on a movie I know well, enjoy and have watched about a hundred times then it helps block out the deafening roar of the silence and I can write quite happily for hours. It was only recently that I read of a very well known authoress who did the same, but with musicals. I think that would tip me over the edge but if it helps, then use it.

My day job focuses on very different things, when I need to focus there I tune out the world by plugging in music, depends on the day and the task as to what I listen to but it does work. I know other writers that have a writing soundtrack to help with creativity and focus.

I am also more aware of my procrastination and what I use to procrastinate. I really want to write. I want to be able to tell people I am a writer. To be able to do that I have to write. So, a day at home, I don’t make eye contact with the bath and it’s ok that there are dishes piled up beside the sink. They are only little things. The house is clean and generally tidy (if you don’t mind stepping over Barbie, and all her friends, or the shoes and school bags that you could swear you asked her to put away yesterday). It is not essential that the bath be cleaned right now, or the kitchen floor be scrubbed.

Back to the Butt-in-Chair theory, Pride and Prejudice on the telly and write, write, write. I am actually excited about what I can achieve today.

Happy Scribbling.