tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post2950589812555169137..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: IWSG: Making time to writeRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-84468080902188360502016-09-15T09:57:13.284-07:002016-09-15T09:57:13.284-07:00Household chores actually don't bother me too ...Household chores actually don't bother me too much--things like laundry fit will with my natural need to get up and wander.<br /><br />And it really wasn't at all chilly in the photo :) I think the warmest nights I've ever spent in the Sierra.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-88163349812764045472016-09-15T09:56:22.596-07:002016-09-15T09:56:22.596-07:00Life...and the blasted internet, with which I defi...Life...and the blasted internet, with which I definitely have a love/hate relationship!<br />Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-30519523867700687592016-09-14T14:13:57.104-07:002016-09-14T14:13:57.104-07:00Yes! Even when I have days off and I don't hav...Yes! Even when I have days off and I don't have to work, I find there's so much more that I could do. There's the floor to clean, the laundry to fold, the car to vacuum... And really, I just need to write. At least being aware helps with the guarding of time. And brrrr. Your picture makes me cold. :)Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-89950694670754968092016-09-10T11:06:00.111-07:002016-09-10T11:06:00.111-07:00I think time and money are tricky resources. If it...I think time and money are tricky resources. If it looks like you're going to have more of either one, life expands to try to suck them up! So, yes, you *definitely* have to respect your own working time and push other things out of the way for it, because there are always going to be other things. <br /><br />@mirymom1 from<br /><a href="http://samanthabryant.com" rel="nofollow">Balancing Act</a><br />Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-49707026150330386272016-09-09T07:59:54.728-07:002016-09-09T07:59:54.728-07:00I'm actually kind of similar. Since my full-ti...I'm actually kind of similar. Since my full-time job was "mom," when the boys got old enough to demand a lot less time, I was able to start taking the writing seriously, and giving it enough time to happen. <br /><br />I also totally agree about editing. I didn't want to go there, but it's certainly my Waterloo. I do get some satisfaction from it, but it's always hard to flog myself into starting, and sticking to it.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-62679602995592266362016-09-09T01:53:32.699-07:002016-09-09T01:53:32.699-07:00I'm even luckier, because I didn't really ...I'm even luckier, because I didn't really start writing until I was down to part-time self-employment which then fizzled out with government changes... and at that point I started taking my stories seriously. But it still takes discipline to write, and as you know I prefer doing it in the morning. Editing, though, that's the killer. I can always find time for everything else before I can find time to edit. I've discovered that an hour before bed does the trick - both for editing and sending me to sleep.Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-36625860019403326532016-09-08T10:59:27.900-07:002016-09-08T10:59:27.900-07:00Keep on trying, and some writing gets done! That b...Keep on trying, and some writing gets done! That balance is always a work in progress, never a settled thing.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-84315249827050023102016-09-08T10:07:09.538-07:002016-09-08T10:07:09.538-07:00It's so hard to carve out that time to write. ...It's so hard to carve out that time to write. More often than not, life gets in the way. I'm still doing that juggling act and not succeeding as much as I'd like. The life/writing balance eludes me, but I'll keep trying to figure it out.<br />IWSG Co-host at http://lorilmaclaughlin.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-2991683476358324592016-09-07T21:33:20.486-07:002016-09-07T21:33:20.486-07:00I don't have to defend it in that sense, of ju...I don't have to defend it in that sense, of justification. But man, I need to be a bit fierce about not letting life erode my writing time! And I do have other commitments and obligations, so like J.H. says, it's all about balance. Or juggling.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-58313068075352476022016-09-07T21:31:58.134-07:002016-09-07T21:31:58.134-07:00Oh, yeah. Balance. I never was good at all that gr...Oh, yeah. Balance. I never was good at all that grace and coordination stuff :)<br />Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-1021275015973190932016-09-07T11:24:02.813-07:002016-09-07T11:24:02.813-07:00Discipline and defense! I spent years feeling like...Discipline and defense! I spent years feeling like I had to defend my writing time and the writing itself. Now, though, I don't care what they think, and I do my own thing, my own way. :) Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-36665837053232119462016-09-07T10:19:28.412-07:002016-09-07T10:19:28.412-07:00It's always a struggle, Rebecca. But I'm g...It's always a struggle, Rebecca. But I'm glad you still make time for friends and living in general. Those things are important too.<br /><br />The key is balance, but man, is that hard to achieve!J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.com