Time Management
RL continues to impinge on my IL (internet life, that is) in a frustrating way. I'm seriously in awe of the people on my f'list who manage full time jobs, fanfic, knitting projects, children, a relationship with a significant other/spouse, travel, parties and other social activities, concerts, plays, etc. and still regularly update their LJs. Where the hell do they find the time??? (Seriously, there's one person who, except for the children, does all that and probably more that she doesn't write about.) I feel like a slacker, man.
One thing I've done WRT LJ is set up some filters, and I'm actually, you know, using them. FWIW, I'm not filtering out any people--in fact, the filter I'm mainly reading is called 'people' and includes everyone on the f'list. What's cut out are communities, feeds, etc. It's made the f'list a lot more manageable to keep up with, and I figure one of y'all will mention anything especially juicy that I missed by not reading a newsletter or messageboard.
I was going to try posting something every day for the month of July, just to get the writerly habit going again, but it was suddenly July 2nd, and I'd missed posting on the first, and that idea went by the wayside. I briefly thought about posting on even days, but pretty much dismissed that right away. I'll have to come up with something else. Maybe posting on Thursdays? I lift weights on Sunday and Wednesday -- why not have writing days, too? Except sometimes I skip the weights, or do them the day after, or just do the arms instead of the whole routine ('cause every time I climb the stairs to my apartment counts for the legs, don't you know). So that would probably fizzle out, too. I don't know. I'll have to think on it some more. Something's got to give because I miss you guys!
One thing I've done WRT LJ is set up some filters, and I'm actually, you know, using them. FWIW, I'm not filtering out any people--in fact, the filter I'm mainly reading is called 'people' and includes everyone on the f'list. What's cut out are communities, feeds, etc. It's made the f'list a lot more manageable to keep up with, and I figure one of y'all will mention anything especially juicy that I missed by not reading a newsletter or messageboard.
I was going to try posting something every day for the month of July, just to get the writerly habit going again, but it was suddenly July 2nd, and I'd missed posting on the first, and that idea went by the wayside. I briefly thought about posting on even days, but pretty much dismissed that right away. I'll have to come up with something else. Maybe posting on Thursdays? I lift weights on Sunday and Wednesday -- why not have writing days, too? Except sometimes I skip the weights, or do them the day after, or just do the arms instead of the whole routine ('cause every time I climb the stairs to my apartment counts for the legs, don't you know). So that would probably fizzle out, too. I don't know. I'll have to think on it some more. Something's got to give because I miss you guys!