tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post9054544236293888027..comments2024-03-25T09:26:08.658-06:00Comments on Chaotically Yours: Draining the Blood of Muses (Things That Keep Me From Writing)L. M. Leffewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-14029212004739524802012-02-28T15:57:58.029-07:002012-02-28T15:57:58.029-07:00I totally can't concentrate when there's c...I totally can't concentrate when there's clutter either. I love sitting down to work whenever my house is perfectly clean!! And I have a toddler who is starving to death every twenty freaking minutes, so that is distracting!L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-20413213838231927452012-02-25T08:25:19.857-07:002012-02-25T08:25:19.857-07:00I keep running across talk of Downtown Abbey...I m...I keep running across talk of Downtown Abbey...I may have to check it out. <br /><br />I'm totally and irretrievably sucked into Dr. Who at the moment which is odd. I spent several years watching and enjoying the occasional episode when my husband would put it on and now *bam,* I'm addicted. I don't why it happens that way.... <br /><br /><br />Thanks for dropping in. Glad you enjoyed.L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-9936021501282121292012-02-24T19:03:57.678-07:002012-02-24T19:03:57.678-07:00Yes, yes, YES. Each of these is me. Except I only ...Yes, yes, YES. Each of these is me. Except I only have three cats, and watching the husband play Skyrim is a little different than playing it myself (but not any less engrossing). I, too, also have a huge issue with getting caught up in things like geek marathons. My latest marathon? Downton Abbey. It's really rather pathetic. And right now, I'm reading blogs and tweeting and writing comments instead of working on a freelance assignment that's due in a week. Here's to procrastination! <br /><br />Great post, by the way. Very relatable and fun to read!L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-56266749765761062462012-02-24T16:40:24.546-07:002012-02-24T16:40:24.546-07:00I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who ...I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who suffers from the cleaning-writing cycle. :)L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-55943842947555677832012-02-24T16:28:12.683-07:002012-02-24T16:28:12.683-07:00 I love Bravo and I miss it, but I know better.
... I love Bravo and I miss it, but I know better. <br /><br />I will not give in to the temptation of cable (she says as she's streaming Dr. Who episodes.)L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-42112100243861435532012-02-24T16:17:24.975-07:002012-02-24T16:17:24.975-07:00Loved this! Number 1 - yes! I get so distracted ...Loved this! Number 1 - yes! I get so distracted by blogs...I'll just read one more blog and then I'll write I tell myself. But one blog turns into a hundred. To combat that, I tell myself I have tor write for 10 minutes and then I can read a blog post. If I'm really lucky, I get in the flow and 10 minutes turns into an hour. And yes to the cleaning thing too! I am currently surrounded by three coffee mugs, one glass, a scarf, a plate, two notebooks, and a bag of chips. I should clean it up but there's no time! I have to write...I'm in the flow. Until I'm not in the flow, until the writer's block comes and then I decide to clean. But ten minutes into it inspiration strikes and I must write! It's a vicious cycle.L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-63596845162519160612012-02-24T15:59:59.328-07:002012-02-24T15:59:59.328-07:00That's a pretty complete list but I'll add...That's a pretty complete list but I'll add: sunny days and rainy days. If I had a muse she quit so I feel your pain. I've been unemployed and so should have completed book 3 in my best selling trilogy but have not put together even a paragraph. I guess I'm like a 6 yr old who says "I want to be a ballerina" but can't dance. I want it but have not made it happen.<br /><br />And DO. NOT get cable. Most everything on Bravo is as addictive as crack.<br /><br />Stopping by from the Not a Mommy HopL. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-59123954895667555412012-02-24T13:59:32.699-07:002012-02-24T13:59:32.699-07:00"My job is the biggest writing interruption t..."My job is the biggest writing interruption though!"<br /><br />I totally empathize. When I was in the office every day, the desire to write always attacked when I needed to get work-stuff done. :\<br /><br />I work from home now--which has its own distractions and weirdness--but it affords me more time to write (well, when I stop procrastinating).L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-67165122678376581672012-02-24T13:52:05.618-07:002012-02-24T13:52:05.618-07:00Oh, I close my eyes to clutter for as long as I ca...Oh, I close my eyes to clutter for as long as I can. Then I get to that point where it's just too much and I'm half tempted to throw the clutter off the balcony. :)L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-65716467518385016622012-02-24T10:45:59.513-07:002012-02-24T10:45:59.513-07:00Great list. Like you, internet nonsense and TV are...Great list. Like you, internet nonsense and TV are big writing bumpers. My job is the biggest writing interruption though! I always get a hankering to write during my work day, but you know, I don't want to get fired so I don't write.<br /><br />So I do most of my writing late at night when I should be sleeping. Sleeping sometimes wins, because I'm tired.<br /><br />Visiting from Not Mommy.L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701215672753702984.post-33825190248494317992012-02-24T07:16:07.590-07:002012-02-24T07:16:07.590-07:00I'm not a list writer, except for when I'm...I'm not a list writer, except for when I'm traveling somewhere:) But, I'm definitely like you when it comes to cleaning. I can't concentrate when it's cluttered all around me. Still I'm a slacker with cleaning. I think I sort of close my eyes to the clutter. L. M. Leffewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622710354642535249noreply@blogger.com