Treading Lightly!

Its been a minute since I blogged but over the past week I have worked everyday but Sunday plugging away at different projects. Earlier on the week I found myself saying a lot of, I love my job, and then as the week wore on AND my computer started acting up, the fire was beginning to wane but I pressed on. At this moment I am juggling three different projects if merely to keep my mind and thoughts sharp as I move in out of topics and historical themes. Now that's called multitasking! Right now I am on a deep cultural kick just letting the ideas flow but this past weekend I could only chuckle when I went on an extended bike ride -- somehow everything seemed possible from my green baby!

Everything IS Possible!

When you are writing it always, at least in my mind, seems endless! You write, think, eat, think, write, and stop for one day only to resume on the next. That has been been the story of my life for A LOT of years but somehow now it all seems possible -- whatever that I set my mind to and most of all whatever I do to sit my ass down and get those ideas on paper. Over the past three days I have finished one essay (woo that was the hardest ever b/c I am super duper tired!) and then I cut down an essay today and got that submitted a month earlier than the deadline. So I am happy!!!!! I have a gazillion other writing deadlines to accomplish over the summer and the year off (still jumping for joy on that!) but it is all apart of the plan! Rock on...

Every Word Will Be Alright!

My frustration with this undone and overdue essay continues yet seeing the finish line in sight I know all will be alright. I just have to trust the process and let the words and sentences flow within my mere 5000 word limit. Funny I complained at how many pages I had to write and now I feel like I won't have enough space to say what I want. Go figure. What is luring me on though is that i will and have to finish this essay TODAY!!! Then I can take a day off for fun tomorrow and move on to another project later this week! Anybody that thinks writers, scholars, and historians just sit around smoking pipes merely in their heads thinking through ideas is out of their minds, We work in a variety of ways!!!!

Fighting to the Finish Line!

As I sit here eating a bowl of tofu with red peppers i just keep thinking, I want to be done with this essay ASAP!!!! No ifs and or buts!!!! I am just sick of it and my inability to just chill, rest, play, and do nothing if i so choose. Because of my frustrations i took a 3 hour nap this afternoon. Only to drag out of the bed and head out to the dining room table and write again! Every word i wrote I kept saying to myself, "I want to be done!" It wouldn't be so bad if I had had like week off between submitting the book and moving on to another project like normal people, but the increase of opportunities to submit essays/articles means the fewer weeks i get to do absolutely nothing. Such is my joyous life as a writer/scholar :)  Grateful but tired!

The Cave of Isolation

Once again I am back in the writing lab. Ok well rather my apartment holed up yet again writing writing writing. If someone was really keeping up with my posts they would note my last mention that the book is in and I am supposed to be waiting....well I'm back in the pjs writing another essay due yesterday in fact. It can really be tough juggling projects but I just keep telling myself that more you do on the front end the greater the options in the near and far future about where I want to be in my career. So it definitely is a good problem to keep gaining chances to get your name in print. The other upside is it forces this writing everyday bit whether you like or not. Today I slept in and watched tv and got back to it mid morning. Thus far I have logged 5 hours...not bad BUT I still have 15 more pages to write to completion. Gotta just keep on keeping on....

'Tis the Writing Season

Today I am at work on yet another writing project. This one was originally due in May and due to other things I had them push it back until June 7th. Why?!?? I should have been smarter and asked for more time but given the long list of writing I have ahead of me this summer I figured let me knock it out. However, as I pushed hard to get words and sentences on paper I realized this is not going to be done by Friday and then I said f*ck it they will get it when I say its ready. Alas, the joys of writing....

Extended Play Time!

I am always guilty of working hard and rarely taking time off but with summer here and living in a biking city, i just decided let me take a quick break to play and ..... well that turned into several days of play time! :) I missed the blogging but playtime took precedence. ---- Good news that the hardwork IS paying off: I won a small fellowship to do research at a university and I got the book submitted (emailed/mailed) to the editor on Monday!!! Now I wait but while doing so I can freely get cracking on other projects I am interested in. I did get in some writing yesterday Tuesday. Lesson at hand, sometimes we have to just be a bit more gentle with ourselves and what we have accomplished!!!