I am not the kind of person that can force words out when I find myself with nothing to say, hence my absence for so long. To be honest, I have a lot on my plate at this moment in time. I have children to care for, animals to look after, a book to write, another that is a work in progress, and courses to complete.
It is the latter of these things that is driving me the most when it comes to work. Although I am training to set up my own business that is not writing related, most of the courses that I take are to improve myself in the area that I love. I am one of those people that loves to learn. I strive to improve myself every day. It’s all I can do to be better.
Maybe it is down to an addictive personality, but I find it soothing to engage my brain every so often. It helps me find my focus when my grey matter begins to overthink or becomes unfocused. When I lose clarity I begin to procrastinate or try to tackle too many projects at once. I am not Wonder Woman – I can multitask with the best of them, but handling more than one WIP at a time is too much. I have other commitments outside of writing such as my children, a household to run, my fur babies (I could go on, but you get the point).
I have a huge amount of work to get through over the next year and that’s without counting the day to day of my personal life. Part of it involves the completion of the book I’m working on, part of it is educational. Things are going to take a little longer to get through than usual. I’m okay with that. To get the best from myself, I need to pace myself. I’ll keep moving on through it because there really is no way around it.
Ultimately, I know it will be worth it.
Until next time x
T.F. Webb 