Monday Motivation: Birthday Week Celebrations, Priorities, and my 200th Post!
Hello and welcome to my 200th post.
It's Monday - let's get motivated, people!
We here in Minnesota are still buried in snow, with more on the way, even though the calendar says that Spring starts this week. Whatevs. Not in my front yard. In fact, this morning we are enjoying a relaxingtwo-hour delayed start snow day. Again.
In other, more pleasant news, Birthday Week has officially begun! It's a week of celebration, of cake, of gifts!
We started with a delightful little party for Birdy, inspired by one of my favorite books as a child, The Best-Loved Doll by Rebecca Caudill.
The girls were invited to bring along a favorite doll, I read the book aloud, and we ate pink cupcakes and drank pink lemonade, just like in the book. Each guest received some trinkets for their dolls, a copy of The Best-Loved Doll, and a kit to make a no-sew fleece blanket for their dolls (thanks to my crafty sister, Julie).
Our schedule for the rest of the week is jam-packed: tonight I am bringing home dinner from one of my favorite restaurants, Guadalajara, since we won't be able to eat there on my birthday. Thursday (Birdy's actual birthday) we'll eat at Subway, her restaurant of choice. Friday (my birthday) we are driving to Wisconsin after work for even more family birthday celebrations (my father-in-law and my brother-in-law). This in addition to a very busy work week, some extracurricular activities, and Hammer Guy being out of town for part of the week!
Which brings me to today's question:
How do you stay motivated to get your butt in the chair and write when you have a million other things going on?
Lately I've been pretty consistent and dedicated to hanging out with the laptop and my WIP after the kids go to bed every night, and it seems like my mind is constantly in the world of my manuscript. Even if I only get a half-hour to actually write or revise, I'm doing the work of writing throughout the day, every day. I spend time reading the work of my CPs and (even though it's been a rough 2013 so far), I find motivation in reading, especially books that are similar in style or subject matter to mine.
Above all, my writing time - whether it's thinking, reading, or actual writing -- is a PRIORITY. No matter how busy life gets, I need to remember that.
So tell me, how do you stay motivated during crazybusy weeks?
It's Monday - let's get motivated, people!
We here in Minnesota are still buried in snow, with more on the way, even though the calendar says that Spring starts this week. Whatevs. Not in my front yard. In fact, this morning we are enjoying a relaxing
In other, more pleasant news, Birthday Week has officially begun! It's a week of celebration, of cake, of gifts!
We started with a delightful little party for Birdy, inspired by one of my favorite books as a child, The Best-Loved Doll by Rebecca Caudill.
The girls were invited to bring along a favorite doll, I read the book aloud, and we ate pink cupcakes and drank pink lemonade, just like in the book. Each guest received some trinkets for their dolls, a copy of The Best-Loved Doll, and a kit to make a no-sew fleece blanket for their dolls (thanks to my crafty sister, Julie).
Our schedule for the rest of the week is jam-packed: tonight I am bringing home dinner from one of my favorite restaurants, Guadalajara, since we won't be able to eat there on my birthday. Thursday (Birdy's actual birthday) we'll eat at Subway, her restaurant of choice. Friday (my birthday) we are driving to Wisconsin after work for even more family birthday celebrations (my father-in-law and my brother-in-law). This in addition to a very busy work week, some extracurricular activities, and Hammer Guy being out of town for part of the week!
Which brings me to today's question:
How do you stay motivated to get your butt in the chair and write when you have a million other things going on?
Lately I've been pretty consistent and dedicated to hanging out with the laptop and my WIP after the kids go to bed every night, and it seems like my mind is constantly in the world of my manuscript. Even if I only get a half-hour to actually write or revise, I'm doing the work of writing throughout the day, every day. I spend time reading the work of my CPs and (even though it's been a rough 2013 so far), I find motivation in reading, especially books that are similar in style or subject matter to mine.
Above all, my writing time - whether it's thinking, reading, or actual writing -- is a PRIORITY. No matter how busy life gets, I need to remember that.
So tell me, how do you stay motivated during crazybusy weeks?