Summary: Very up-and-down week – Covid put paid to my writing retreat plans but I successfully implemented a new, improved work ethic and got lots done anyway! Monday: Aaaaaaand the morning of supposedly going on writing retreat – I tested positive for Covid! So, no retreat for me… On the plus side, my symptoms […]
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Weeknotes – S07E45 – Divided Work Ethic
Summary: I certainly got lots of paid work done this week – not so great on my own projects – my work ethic only seems to extend to things with money/external deadlines attached! Monday: Definite requirement to resurrect my work ethic today, as I had lots of paid work to do, as well as […]
Being Kind to Yourself is Making the Healthy Choice
Do you ever struggle with making healthy choices? Do you find it hard to keep to healthy habits, even when you know you’ll benefit from them in the long run? I think we all do! But there is a way to make it easier for yourself – and that’s by reframing the narrative around […]
Weeknotes – S07E44 – Must Find My Work Ethic
Summary: This was technically a seven-day writing week, though it didn’t feel like I did an awful lot – either of paid work or my own projects. Must resurrect a decent work ethic next week, as I suddenly have quite a lot on! Monday: I wrote a review of a book I finished over […]
Weeknotes – S07E43 – Must Try Harder
Summary: My work ethic has definitely taken a nose-dive again, despite external accountability strategies – must try harder! Monday: I edited the next chapter of the spiritual book and also went through a submission package for a women’s fiction novel in detail. Dave and I also looked at extracts from another book to analyse […]
The Hermeneutics of Generosity
A while ago, Annie and I were introduced to an interesting and helpful concept – the Hermeneutics of Generosity. It was in a YouTube video by author, John Green, quoting Dr Paul Farmer, the co-founder of Partners in Health. It’s a great way of circumventing those occasions when you might otherwise get annoyed by people […]
Weeknotes – S07E42 – Yay for Freelance Flexibility
Summary: A heavy cold pretty much wiped out the second half of this week (hurrah for freelance flexibility taking the pressure of being ill) but Writing Club was much better this week and I got my novel back in my head in good time for starting Revision Club next week. Yay for clubs! Tuesday: […]
Weeknotes – S04E41 – Up and Down and Around
Summary: A bit up and down this week with both paid work and my own writing – but I got re-motivated in the end. Monday: I had a huge list of stuff to get through today! I started with a long-delayed paid editing project that finally came back to me over the weekend – […]
Positive Choice
From my observations of human behaviour, I’ve noticed a lot of people struggle with resentment in their lives. Is this something that resonates with you? Do you spend a lot of time getting irritated by things you feel obligated to spend your time on? Well, perhaps there’s a way you can let go of that… […]
Productivity Through Letting Go
The brain is a weird – and sometimes quite annoying – thing… Lately, I’ve been struggling with motivation in terms of getting on with my personal creative projects. I haven’t done any knitting in months, I haven’t written a new short story since April, I’m only keeping up with podcast prep and Stanley’s online content […]