Yesterday was my oldest son's first day of the second grade. And thank God for that!!
I have two sons, and trying to write when they are both home is a major pain in the butt. Doing art isn't as hard, because I can put them at their table and let them paint while I do my projects. They even love doing that with me. But writing requires a different form of concentration and it really isn't something that they can do with me.
Now that my oldest is back to school, it is giving me some time that allows for more writing. I still have my four year old in the house, but I can play with him for a bit after I get his brother on the bus and then pop in a movie for him. That usually gives me ninety minutes of work time. Two hours, if I am lucky.
I am really looking forward to the days when they are both in school full time. Ahhh... that is going to be nice.
09 September 2011
29 August 2011
Hurricane
This was an exciting weekend.
Hurricane Irene terrorized the entire east coast and everyone was in a panic. Living in southern New Jersey made it quite interesting. People in this area tend to be ill prepared for natural disasters and when one comes knocking on the door, everyone panics.
The stores were packed with people stocking up on batteries, flashlights and junk food. Honestly, I am amazed at the number of people that did not have flashlights. Doesn't everyone have at least one?
My preparation included moving my art and supplies to higher ground. I would have been devastated if the works in progress I have were suddenly soaked in a flood. Luckily, my house is still standing and nothing bad happened. In fact, the crawl space didn't even flood, which it usually does in heavy rain.
So here I am on a cool sunny Monday. I worked a bit on some writing assignments. Took the kids to the store and played outside. Tonight I hope to get some pictures online of some of my work and will be updating accordingly.
Also keep an eye on my Etsy Store for new listings and a special sale. I plan to have that done by the end of the week.
Hurricane Irene terrorized the entire east coast and everyone was in a panic. Living in southern New Jersey made it quite interesting. People in this area tend to be ill prepared for natural disasters and when one comes knocking on the door, everyone panics.
The stores were packed with people stocking up on batteries, flashlights and junk food. Honestly, I am amazed at the number of people that did not have flashlights. Doesn't everyone have at least one?
My preparation included moving my art and supplies to higher ground. I would have been devastated if the works in progress I have were suddenly soaked in a flood. Luckily, my house is still standing and nothing bad happened. In fact, the crawl space didn't even flood, which it usually does in heavy rain.
So here I am on a cool sunny Monday. I worked a bit on some writing assignments. Took the kids to the store and played outside. Tonight I hope to get some pictures online of some of my work and will be updating accordingly.
Also keep an eye on my Etsy Store for new listings and a special sale. I plan to have that done by the end of the week.
18 August 2011
Get Your Priorities Straight
When it comes to works in progress and other projects, be sure to keep your priorities in order. A lot of the things I talk about on here I do to earn a paycheck. So here is my list...
Do the projects that currently make money first.
Do the projects that will be making you money second.
Do the projects that don't make you money last.
Now I just need to apply this all the time instead of some of the time.
Do the projects that currently make money first.
Do the projects that will be making you money second.
Do the projects that don't make you money last.
Now I just need to apply this all the time instead of some of the time.
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