Pain and Pleasure

So I’m listening to Tony Robbin’s CD, who is an outstanding man & motivator by the way, and the subject on pain and pleasure struck me. HARD. Those two twin forces is what motivates the brain to take action. Or do nothing at all. I’m in the process of writing down all the pain I will feel if I DON’T write, meaning I’ll always wonder if I continued to write and never gave up, would I have been published? I wouldn’t be able to work at home, make potentially more money, and be my own “boss.” Those are just a few examples of mine, but you get the idea, what is the ultimate price you’ll pay if you don’t take action to meet your goal. I think I’m motivated by pain more than pleasure. Although, writing down the pleasure parts are also helpful, it’s just not as strong for me.

I'm Back!

Wow, it’s been 6 months since I blogged. Can’t believe I neglected this so long. But I’ve returned and won’t let my blog stay empty for THAT long.

So let’s see, what has been going on with me? First off, I bought my first house! Yay! Oh, by the way, I originally was going to buy a townhouse that was still in the building stage, but that didn’t work out because to this day, it’s still NOT done! Go figure! I also found out the Site & Project managers had quit. Needless to say, I wasn’t happy and withdrew my offer on the house.

I found something else. Something that cost less, something cuter and something that overall is better. I moved in November and I’m really content with my new house and neighborhood. Check out the pictures!




And now to my writing. I’m ready to go back to it. In fact, I wrote a page yesterday. Not much, but hey, it’s been MONTHS since I wrote anything, so this is great for me.

Another thing I started was writing down my goals. Not just my writing goals, but all of my goals. I’ll go into detail about them in my next entry, but for now, I need to go to bed!

break from writing

Sad, but true… I’m taking a break from writing. Honestly, I haven’t tweaked or even looked at any of my WIP’s in WEEKS! My days are filled up with overtime at work and my mind is consumed of the big move coming in October. Did you check out the house pics? So… I’m not sure how often I’ll blog now. Perhaps I’ll check in whenever I can, but I may not necessarily talk about anything related to writing, just my life in general. By the way, this summer is moving too slow for me. I guess it feels that way because I’m counting the days until I can move in to my new townhouse already! Two more months!!!

house pics

Lately, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking of all my “must-do’s” and whole lot more, that needs to be taken care of before I have to move. And that leaves me with virtually no writing time or blogging. All this distraction is damaging my writing goals. Sigh… What can I say? Life happens. I’ll just get back up and write again, hopefully sooner than later. Gulp. On a brighter note, check out a picture of me and my house via my cell phone camera, it’s coming along.

I bought a House!

It’s official. I bought a house!

A brand spanking new 2 bedroom townhouse!

How cool is that? I still pinch myself, just to check that I’m not dreaming. Now, my house is not finished yet, but the move in is scheduled to be on or before Sept. 15. I don’t mind the 3 month wait because I can really use this time to save up. Boy, do I have a HUGE to-do list for my house. I’ve been driving by my soon-to-be neighborhood and checking out the progress on my house. It’s a new development, so all the other houses are brand new as well. I was thinking about taking pictures of the different building stages, locking in the vivid memory in a photo album.

Check out the photo I got from the builder’s website so you’ll get a general idea of what it’s suppose to look like, but soon, I’ll post a “real” picture. I’m so EXCITED!!!

House Hunting

It’s a hot house market out there! I’m looking right now and might be buying this year. I MAY or MAY NOT be. I’ve been browsing the Internet on real estate in my area and also toured 6 open house model homes. I have a mortgage broker and now looking for a real estate agent. I’ve had one referred to me, but have not called her yet.

What does this have to do with writing?

Absolutely nothing.

Except for, yup, you guessed it, a big distraction and thus no writing. Not good. I haven’t written anything for a couple of weeks or so. My extra time has gone to house hunting in person and on the internet, speaking with my mortgage broker, chatting with real estate agents and interviewing my friends and family on their mortgage experience.

So I’m struggling with sticking to my daily writing routine. I hate it when your mind is clouded of things not related to writing. I’m debating whether I should go back to writing on the weekends. I guees it would be better than nothing. I don’t know.

method update

Remember my new method of writing daily everyday? At least 1 page or more? I had started this last month and it went well in the beginning. But the last couple of weeks, it waned. Why? How? Good question. I let other “stuff” capture my time and attention. You know, I think I need to renew my commitment of writing. Everyday if I have to. Remind myself what my goal is. Ask myself how much I want to be published. I’m going to ask these questions in those moments of feeling fatigue or in the midst of a busy, full day.

I do have some good news. I’ve stood back up and have been writing everyday again since last Saturday. Today was busier than usual, but I still wrote. I worked, did errands and had to entertain my sister when she dropped by. Not my typical Wednesday.

Yes, I’m dead tired, but I wrote anyway. And wrote in my blog too. I think it’s because I asked myself these important questions that led me to focus back on my goal. Perhaps that’s where the drive came in and the action followed.

So, I’m going to do this everyday, maybe when I first sit my butt down in front of the computer so I don’t get sidetracked. But for now, it’s late, got work tomorrow and eager to slip into bed and go to sleep.