Category Archives: Self Care

Taking a Break from all Your Worries…

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Ken

As a writer – as a creative of any kind really, but I’m speaking from a writer’s perspective – there is a lot of pressure on you to produce. Some of it is external. I hear now-a-days that one book … Continue reading →

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Out of Control?

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Ken

I don’t mind telling you that this past week has been harder to keep a hold of than a fistful of water. My writing productivity had slagged, and there were a couple of days where I didn’t get up to … Continue reading →

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Future Me can be a Time Sink

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Ken

If you’ve been following the blog for the past few weeks, you’ll know that I’ve been trying to manage my time better. If you’ve been following my Five Thing Thursday posts, you may have gotten a hint that, for me, … Continue reading →

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A Gift to Myself: Part 3.

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Ken

I mentioned last week that, for my birthday, I was giving myself the gift of Time. Seeing’s how I’m typing this up on Sunday morning, it’s taking me a bit of time to get some traction on that score. And … Continue reading →

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A Gift to Myself: Part 1

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Ken

I gave myself permission to take the day off. Next week there’ll be a “Part Two” to this post. In the mean time, please enjoy this picture of a goat who absolutely did not get caught trying to break into … Continue reading →

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Look Around…

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Ken

This past week was rough. I came back from Balticon, to an immense work load at the day job, that I’m still struggling with. It, along with other factors, combined into a kind of awful, mental stew that bubbled and … Continue reading →

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Friday Fess-Up: December 21st.

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Ken

Happy Friday Everyone!!! We Made it! This has been the first week of my End of the Year Vacation!!! And I’ve got to say that it’s been pretty damned productive, despite myself. I finished my first Read it Out Loud … Continue reading →

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Friday Fess-Up: October 19th.

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Ken

Happy Friday Everyone!! We made it! I don’t mind saying that this week has been a bit of a train wreck. I’m feeling self-induced pressure to produce. It’s not like I haven’t been working, but it’s been a struggle. And … Continue reading →

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Know When to Adjust

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Ken

Happy Sunday, Everyone! It might be that you’ll remember that, a little while back, I was posting about putting what mattered first. Sleep was going to be my baseline, I was going to shape my schedule in order to get … Continue reading →

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What Matters

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Ken

Happy Sunday, Everyone! It might be that you’ve been noticing a trend here on the blog around when these Sunday posts have been going up. Well, there’s a reason for that. It used to be that, every Sunday, I’d get … Continue reading →

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