One of my New Year’s promises to myself (I detest the word ‘resolutions’) was to get up and move more. I have been decidedly unmoveablesque for the last few years. A lot of the time spent hunched and shiny-eyed over the computer is necessary if you’re a writer. Full-time. For money (o_O). You’re writing, you’re dealing with edits, promos, ads, sending out reminders, queries etc. But a lot of it is Twitter, Amazon, Stats, Yahoo Facebook, lists, blogs and that old F5 button. You know the drill F5, F5, F5, F5 and rest…F5, F5, F5, F5 and come on! you can do it! just one more, people! F5. Whew! That was hard.So I promised myself office hours (roughly–barring super special or emergency issues–7 a – 3.30 p). And moving more. I did not want writer rearend. I mean, I have always been blessed in the tush department, but I want it to remain lush and womanly not wide and truck driverly. So I get up. I get up and load and unload the dishwasher, I get up and walk his fatness, I try new recipes and cook yummy dinners, I bake a fresh dessert almost everyday (I know, this defeats the whole ass awareness movement but…Silence!). I have found that I get just as much, if not MORE of my writer stuff done (and I’m hitting almost 4K+ a day) because I am not distracting myself F5-ing.
I’m moving more, laughing more, hearing my family when they speak to me more, reading more, creating more…quilting again! And I said this a while back on my Smut Girl blog, but I really have implemented it and it’s working. And I feel a thousand pounds lighter. I still get to go all the fun places online, but I’m not stuck in a loop. I check and I’m done. And my bottom…my bottom thanks me. And my man…thanks my bottom. Every chance he gets. Heh.
XOXO
Sommer
8:54 am on January 28th, 2010 1
Good for you Sommer(though I miss you hitting my F5 button some days, hehe).
I need to get into some sort of a routine, but life has been far from routine and is fighting me every step of the way! ARgh!!
My muse room is feeling neglected. My muse is feeling neglected. I need to start holding up to MY promises to myself!
And your desserts look AWESOME
8:32 pm on January 28th, 2010 2
Good for you! I should really take a leaf from your book. Too much sitting down leaves me feeling kind of blah.
10:23 pm on January 28th, 2010 3
Very impressed with your work ethic, Sommer!