Serious Wednesday: Working Hard and Hardly Working

Some would call it Working hard; others might say, 

hardly working. I say, both! 

Mondays--after the weekend--is a day that usually ends up being closer to the "hardly working" sort of day. And though I felt as if I accomplished a little, it wasn't enough, at least according to my standards. 

You see, I have a list: A chore and writing list. Some days it's longer than other days, but I almost always use it. I spread my chores, with possible length of times to complete each one. Interspersed between these chores, I have my writing chores/writing goals. 

Here's how it looks:  

Carole's Chore & Word Crawl

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Rise, shower, dress, 30 mins:  

Devotions, 30 mins:  

Breakfast, 20 mins:  

Exercise, 20 mins:

Open/delete email:  

Soc Media (promotion), 1 hr:  

Sweep, 20 mins:  

Write 100 words:  

transplant a flower, 20 mins:  

Write 150 words:  

(and more...)

Word count for the day:  

Overall word count:  

Now, I'm not saying you have to do it MY way, but I do recommend setting a positive and attainable schedule to your writing routine. Even if you gain only 200 words a day to your manuscript, you're farther up the road than you would have been.

You don't want to set goals so high, you're not going to reach them. Not saying I reach all of mine every day. Sometimes I only complete half; sometimes none, BUT most times I do have favorable success with this list. 

I do recommend you consider using something similar! I think you'll find it helpful! 

Serious Wednesday: True or False: Becoming a Writer...

True or False:  Being a writer is lots of fun! 

True! It is. 

Seeing the progress you make on your document or novel, 

• seeing your piece published in a magazine or newsletter... 
• or holding your book in your hand...
• and reading the readers' interest/love/emotion in their comments and reviews are satisfying and encouraging. 

But, wait! It's also false! Because? 

• It's hard work to become an accomplished and successful author
• You'll reach plateaus where you think you'll never get off of
• Cruel or supposedly helpful remarks and critiques will discourage you
• You'll learn you have to grow a tough skin
• You have to do a lot of research
• You'll have to edit...edit...edit...and edit some more. 
• Publishers will reject your work.

But eventually, if you're determined enough and work hard enough, follow solid advice and do all you can to make a dream become reality, you'll see results. 

And all the work won't matter anymore...

At least until you begin another article or book. 

But it's all worth it when you type those words: THE END! 

Keep Writing! 

How Can You Pass This Up?


If we only followed half of these, how much better would we feel?

1.) However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

2.) Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch with them.

3.) Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

4.) Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. God provides remember!

5.) The best is yet to come . . . in Heaven!

6.) No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

7.) Do the right thing!

8.) Call your family often.

9.) Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: 'I am thankful for __________.' And 'Today I accomplished _________.'

10.) Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

11.) Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.

12.) LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH. LIFE'S A GIFT ... UNWRAP IT!





Quote:
Learning makes a man fit company for himself. --T. Fuller


Blessings

Something to Think About (And Act Upon?)



1.) Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

2.) Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

3.) Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4.) Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

5.) You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

6.) Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

7.) Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

8.) Ladies - Go on and burn those 'special' scented candles, use the 600 thread count sheets, the good china and wear our fancy lingerie now. Stop waiting for a special occasion. Everyday is special.

9.) No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

10.) Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will all this matter?'

11.) Forgive everyone for everything.

12.) What other people think of you is none of your business.

13.) Time heals almost everything. Give time, time!


Ah, words to the wise . . .



Quote:
Men for the sake of getting a living, forget to live. --Margaret Fuller



Blessings

Too Good to Pass Up


I love these admonitions I post every now and then. These are especially good. Enjoy and follow!

1.) Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate antidepressant.

2.) Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if necessary.

3.) When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to________ today.'

4.) Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

5.) Spend more time with family, play more games and read more books than you did last year.

6.) Always pray and make time to exercise.

7.) Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

8.) Dream more while you are awake.

9.) Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat fewer foods that are manufactured in plants.

10.) Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.

11.) Try to make at least three people smile each day.

12.) Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.

13.) Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment.

14.) Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class ........but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

15.) Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.


Well, what do you think? Good, huh?





Quote:
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has. --Margaret Mead


Blessings

Remedies . . . Tried? True?

Who knows? But does it hurt to try?

SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than! than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the bo dy within a week.

BAD BREATH:
People of South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS:
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing.


I'm making my own personal copy of these remedies. I always like to believe the simple things are the best.


Quote:
Health is not valued until sickness comes. --Dr. T. Fuller


Blessings

More Fun (and perhaps serious) Advice


Who said the old timers didn't know everything? Hmmph! Now scientists are finding out differently.

COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure MOST chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS:
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.


INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.





Quote:
I am not young enough to know everything. --Oscar Wilde


Blessings

Advice to Think About

• You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
• Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
• Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
• Ladies - Go on and burn those 'special' scented candles, use the 600 thread count sheets, the good china and wear our fancy lingerie now. Stop waiting for a special occasion. Everyday is special.
• No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
• Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will all this matter?'
• Forgive everyone for everything.
• What other people think of you is none of your business.
• Time heals almost everything. Give time, time!
• However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
• Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch with them.
• Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
• Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. God provides, remember?
• The best is yet to come….in Heaven!
• No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
• Do the right thing!
• Call your family often.
• Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: 'I am thankful for __________.' And 'Today I accomplished _________.'
• Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
• Enjoy the ride. Remember that this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.

LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH.
LIFE'S A GIFT ... UNWRAP IT!

Quote:
God takes two days to make a mushroom.
He takes 60 years to make an oak tree.
Which would you rather be:
a mushroom or an oak tree?

Blessings

Admonition Good for the Soul

• Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate antidepressant.
• Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if necessary.
• When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to________ today.'
• Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
• Play more games and read more books than you did last year.
• Always pray and make time to exercise.
• Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
• Dream more while you are awake.
• Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat fewer foods that are manufactured in plants.
• Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
• Try to make at least three people smile each day.
• Clear your clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
• Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment.
• Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class ........but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
• Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
• Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.
• Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
• Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
• Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

Quote:
Let your heart soar as high as it will. Refuse to be average. --A.W. Tozer


Blessings