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When you work from home

September 22, 2019 By JB Lynn Leave a Comment

Tell people you work from home and they inevitably have one of two reactions.

  1. Aren’t you lucky?!?!
  2. I could never do that. I don’t have that kind of discipline.

They’re both pretty accurate assessments.

Yes, I AM lucky.  I pretty much get to set my own work schedule. (Except for those pesky deadline times when I’ve inevitably estimated incorrectly how long something is going to take me OR I’ve come up with a new, “brilliant” idea that I must incorporate into a work that was all but finished.) I’ve got no commute. Not only can I light as many candles as I want, I can  refill my coffee as much as I desire without being judged. Not to mention, it’s perfectly acceptable, and way more comfortable, to not have to wear a bra or pants. 😉

If you follow my instagram, you know that I’m big on getting outside in the middle of the day (in the morning and evening too, lol) and my work set-up allows me to do that AND get to the beach to watch the sunset.  So yes, I am really, really lucky.

But what you won’t see is that I offset my daily distractions and diversions by working strange hours. If I go to watch the sunset, I’ll most likely come home and work until ten or eleven at night. Or like today, I had a friend over for brunch and am just sitting down to work at three on a Sunday afternoon because I’m trying to finish a project before Wednesday.  That takes some discipline. Some people can do it. Some people can’t.

It’s perfectly okay to know what you are capable of…and not.

Working from home is not for everyone. Neither is working for yourself, but that’s a whole other topic for another day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Anxiety

July 22, 2019 By JB Lynn 3 Comments

I love my job…but…I hate starting to write.

Not because I hate writing, but because I am constantly trying to overcome my fear.

Most of the time I approach writing with a knot in my stomach, a distracted buzzing in my brain, and dread in my heart.

And yet, most days, I force myself to write. Most days I really enjoy it once I get into some kind of flow. Almost always, I end up feeling better for having done it.

My favorite Dorothy Parker quote is, “I hate writing, I love having written.”

It’s nice to know I’m not alone.

But you’d think, after all this time, the process would get easier. Instead it feels harder with the added pressure of trying to meet the expectations of readers.

Writing this post is a form of procrastination. It allows me to feel productive, when really I’m just avoiding writing new chapters. I guess that means I should go write now.

Or maybe I’ll take a nap…a nap might help.

Or maybe I’ll go for a walk…a walk could help.

Or maybe I’ll make some more coffee…coffee helps.

**I’m not JUST complaining today. I’m finishing up the copy edits for ONE WOMAN’S JUNK and later I’ll actually be adding words to Hitwoman 21…just no guarantees they’ll be “good” words.  😉

J is for Juggle — A-Z Challenge

April 10, 2019 By JB Lynn 1 Comment

One of the things I’m trying to learn to do this year is juggle.  I got it into my head that it would be good for my brain. I’m a woman who knows her limitations so I bought the Klutz version thinking I needed all the help I can get.
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So far it’s not going well.  Mostly it consists of me alternately swearing and yelling at the dog, “No! Leave it!” every time I drop a bean bag….which is ALL the time.
 
I also decided it would be good for me to learn how to draw. I haven’t even managed to muster the willpower to make myself practice that yet.
Too much failure at one time can’t be good for me, right?
Are YOU trying to learn anything?

Introverts and Willpower

January 7, 2019 By JB Lynn Leave a Comment

I so enjoyed reading INTROVERT DOODLES by Maureen Marzi Wilson which was gifted to me by a dear friend.
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If you’re an introvert you might want to check out her work.
 
I also read WILLPOWER DOESN’T WORK by Benjamin Hardy, an interesting take on environment and routines.
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I also read 3/4 of a novel that I didn’t enjoy so I gave up on it, so I won’t talk about it, lol.
 
WHAT ARE YOU READING?

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