tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post4883984299799366936..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Those To-dos by Debra H. GoldsteinJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12328242244503750362018-09-17T15:37:36.800-04:002018-09-17T15:37:36.800-04:00Debra, I've always kept to do lists. I remembe...Debra, I've always kept to do lists. I remember one of my sisters looking at my list and telling me it makes her tired just to read it. However now that I'm retired and live alone except for my dog, a cat and some birds, I don't worry as much about the things I have listed that involves cleaning the house. Of course, I still have my outside critters, 2 ponies, 3 hens and a rooster and a barn cat in addition to my son's and my peafowl that I need to walk over to feed each morning. I don't get a lot of company unless it's time for me to host one of my two book clubs, then I go on a cleaning spree. I'm pretty good about making my bed each day and washing the dishes, too. I read the newspapers with my meals. Still I try to keep things a little bit neat, at least, and I sweep the living room at least one day a week. <br /><br />As for reading I read my current book every evening while listening to music from one of the CD's I put in. When I head for bed, I have a bedside book I'm reading, too. Sometimes I read in the afternoons, too. I write in my journal every evening before starting to read. I read 97 books last year, and I'm somewhere in the upper 60s of books read this year so far.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57061116276904904162018-09-17T14:26:52.478-04:002018-09-17T14:26:52.478-04:00I make lists--lots of them. Unfortunately, I'v...I make lists--lots of them. Unfortunately, I've come across lists that are a number of years old and some of the things on the list are still waiting for me to get to them. One thing I find that helps get me motivated to start working again on my writing is to clean my desk. Even if it means taking stacks of papers and dumping them into a laundry basket so I can deal with them later. There is something about a clear desk that helps me start a project with a clear mind.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69777761565952283952018-09-17T12:04:09.513-04:002018-09-17T12:04:09.513-04:00I love lists. I try my best to keep them rotating,...I love lists. I try my best to keep them rotating, but sometimes, and I don't often admit this, I'll top them with something almost finished so I can start the day with a sense of accomplishment! There, I've said it. <br /><br />Like you, I've just come off a month of reading. Always makes me feel recharged, but I know I've had enough when I've got one eye on the book and one on my laptop. You too?Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-86761516658382293302018-09-17T10:46:00.048-04:002018-09-17T10:46:00.048-04:00For me, singing is the way to get out of my writer...For me, singing is the way to get out of my writer's head and into a state of enjoyment.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-54221663657249094322018-09-17T09:57:59.519-04:002018-09-17T09:57:59.519-04:00Glad to know I"m not the only one who needs a...Glad to know I"m not the only one who needs a list, prioritizes, and must find time to recharge. Debra H. Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17533446284471717884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-1821516822198108002018-09-17T09:32:16.170-04:002018-09-17T09:32:16.170-04:00I make a weekly to do list, which means by Friday ...I make a weekly to do list, which means by Friday I'm either complacent or cursing as I glue my backside to a chair for hours.<br /><br />I take the month of December off to deep clean the house and do minimal holiday decorations before the kids arrive for Christmas.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69624433049552417972018-09-17T07:49:34.185-04:002018-09-17T07:49:34.185-04:00Sometimes something intervenes to let us know whet...Sometimes something intervenes to let us know whether our priorities are valid or not. It could be a health crisis or a joyful event, like a new baby. Suddenly all those minor things that seemed so important take their rightful place way down the list. As you say, the world keeps turning and we get new insight into what is really important. KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-44492752387159454682018-09-17T06:17:48.186-04:002018-09-17T06:17:48.186-04:00I can often de-stress by making my daily to do lis...I can often de-stress by making my daily to do list achievable. I get in mental trouble when I put too much on each day’s list and start to feel as though I am failing. I also get in trouble when I do not write out a to do list because my brain taps into a much larger set of possible tasks.<br /><br />It's crazy, but it's my crazy.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-38058437251778263642018-09-17T03:39:59.772-04:002018-09-17T03:39:59.772-04:00What a great idea, Debra. So glad it gave you a ch...What a great idea, Debra. So glad it gave you a chance to recharge.Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.com