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How to Deal With Mondays.

January 21st, 2008

It’s Monday again, but not a normal Monday. It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which means the kids are home all day. There goes my schedule, for the most part. Trying to write when the kids are home is a real challenge. My morning was completely shot, though I did get some stuff done - went to Borders with Donovan and bought a couple of books and some music CD’s. I wanted to get some mood music to write by. Crouching Tiger has worked so far, but I don’t want to become dependent on it. I find orchestral - or at least music that has no lyrics - works best for me. I can listen to the music and not get distracted by the words (unless it’s a language I don’t understand, then I ignore the words). To that end, I picked up the soundtracks for Beowulf and for LotR: The Two Towers. In fact, I’m listening to the Two Towers right now.

What were the books I bought? Blood Rights, by Jim Butler and The Everything Kids’ Pirates Puzzle and Activity Book by Beth L. Blaie and Jennifer A Ericsson. I never really got a chance to watch the Dresden Files when it was on tv - it was on at a bad time, and we don’t have a Tivo. (No, we’re not Luddites; we just think we’re paying enough to our cable company.) The activity book was a spur of the moment purchase out of the bargain bins. The kids love pirates, and I thought it would be something fun for them to do.

So, what’s on the schedule for today? I’m going to finish writing this blog entry, of course. Then I’m going to try and finish up Chapter 10 of TMA. I’m almost done. Yeah, I know, I’ve said that before, but I think I’ve got the kinks worked out of the scene I’m in and can move things forward from there. After that, I’m going to spend some time on a project I don’t want to talk about yet. I don’t want to jinx it. Tonight, after the kids have gone to bed, I’m going to work my way through How to Find Your Writing Discipline. (Full Disclosure: I’m a Holly Lisle shop affiliate. However, I only talk about products of hers that I’ve liked and used - or are trying out.)

And hello to the people who’ve added me as a friend at LiveJournal in the past couple of days. I just wanted to say thanks, and to let you know that if I don’t add you as a friend, it’s not because I’m being a snob. I already have so many things to read, it’s hard for me to keep up and not get completely side tracked. I am not, however, ignoring your journals.

On that note, it’s time for me to stop writing this blog entry and get to work on something else. Have a good day, everyone!