Comments on: Begging for tips on how to stay focused…

By: meleah rebeccah

meleah rebeccah — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:31:32 +0000

My lists….. are LONG as HELL. What to do, what to buy, what to clean, what account to work on, in what order…. Never stops & never ends, and oh yeah BLOGGING is WORK, but its the one JOB I love doing!

By: kellypea

kellypea — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:32:04 +0000

Hi Rod — I understand the whole magic cookie bar then cleaning the stove thing if she then worked on her book. Tasks like that get me geared up for thinking type work. Good on you for the mopping. Whatateam!

By: Rod

Rod — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:08:05 +0000

Beth actually had me mopping the floor when I should have been creating original artwork for her new graphic novel, which she actually took on after she cleaned the oven and made the magic cookie bars — God, they are good — instead of recruiting.

You’re not the only one, dear. Welcome to the United States of Distraction… ;)

By: kellypea

kellypea — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:44:50 +0000

Jason, I’ve kept an eye on those of you who seem to manage this strategy well. The problem I have is that writing is a cathartic occupation — as long as I’m writing what I damn well feel like writing. It feeds me. That “excuse the hell outta me” attitude of mine always gets me in trouble with the “have tos” in life.

Hey, Meleah! Excellent! I can be a list maker, and handled life that way when I was single with two little boys, working at night and finishing school during the day. I didn’t have choices. Of course, there was no such thing as a blog, either. Beethoven and Rachmaninoff helped yesterday…

Beth — that TOTALLY sounds like me. Except my stove was clean already. I had to clean it before I needed to get a chisel to get the stuff off of it.

Hey Dawn — I get your point about personality. I actually like making lists for the sake of making lists. The pen, the paper, the handwriting. What a complete freak, huh? I did have someone tell me to limit my lists to only three items so they’re actually doable. I’ll have to ask Meleah how many items she puts on her lists…

By: dawn

dawn — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:40:21 +0000

I think it depends on your personality…. I can write lists and even sometimes follow them… other days I pretend the list isn’t there and just wing it!
BTW - I’ve always admired Meleah and her ability to accomplish everything she does in a day… blows my mind how well she can focus. Wish I had even half of her determination!

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:43:13 +0000

Don’t ask me - I was supposed to be recruiting this morning and instead I cleaned my stove and made magic cookie bars. God are they good….

By: meleah rebeccah

meleah rebeccah — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:52:42 +0000

Yes KellyPea. I am one of those women. I have a fulltime job, I am a single mother, I run TWO blogs and am trying to WRITE a book. It is VERY hard to keep up, or manage my time, or see my real friends and family in my real life. The ONLY thing that works for me are LISTS. â€˜To Do Listsâ€™ and then, implementing all self control and NOT ever diverting away fromâ€™ The Listâ€™ even when there are great distractions all around me, calling for me to do otherwise. Itâ€™s not easy, and sometimes it down right sucks, but when that damned list is complete there is no bigger satisfaction.

PS… I am still only getting my â€˜word and or political newsâ€™ from you.

By: Jason - GorillaSushi

Jason - GorillaSushi — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:48:03 +0000

I keep my ideas for writing in 2 categories - quick easy ones and long drawn out ones. It’s nice to have some quick cheesy ones on hand if I can’t make time for a few days.
It kinda stinks but it’s often the quick, one paragraph posts that get the most response (on my site at least).
Other than that, I often just write while at work (as I am now). Shhhhh.