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You *will* kick ass this summer Bob – as always.

(don’t worry, the weekend was a blur for me too… my “Saturday” post should hit the net tomorrow…)

Daggummit.

At any rate, here’s where I find myself: during the school year, I was getting up at 5:30 to get the teen ready for school. Today’s the first day of summer break, and I’m worried that I’ll start sleeping in later and later. I’m determined not to do it, though.

I’m printing this post, Brett. I’m putting it next to my alarm clock. This summer is going to kick ass, I can feel it.

Bob Younce at the Writing Journey’s last blog post..Meme Week Finale: The Dream Meme

Hello! I apologize for not responding sooner – I’d anticipated being able to connect last night, but my father-in-law went to bed before I had a chance to ask him for his wireless password, and I couldn’t leech from any of the neighbours as they’ve obviously all become security minded

(Also, we were so busy that I’ve not finished my post for today – so the running report will be a day late…)

Anyway… thank you for all of the great comments!

@Karen JL & Friar & Sivren,

It sounds like you folks are the night-owl trinity, and I’ve operated like that in a former life, but right now with a large family, I find the early morning thing works best – the added bonus is that my mind is clear – no pollution from the day’s work.

Friar – you’re right, a nap for anyone is good, no matter how early or late they get up. Someday our society will pick up on this… the Europeans seem to get it…

@Ellen,

Yes, we are very much alike that way. Don’t worry, I don’t always get to work on my book either – but, we keep working at it. We can and will succeed.

I hope you’re having a great weekend too!

@steph,

Thank you! The Lone Tree – that is cool. I call my tree, “tree”. He and I get along really well.

@Melissa,

Tell me about it! Where did the week go? It’s been fun, though. It sounds like you have a really good balance with your work flow. That is where I want to be – work flexibility.

It is possible to get this with a “normal” job, but you have to work for Google or someone like that. The Widget Factory isn’t quite that progressive

@Janice,

Thank you very much – and I’m just getting back here, 24 hours later so no worries! To be honest, it sounds to me like you *do* have it mostly figured out – just a bit of tweaking, perhaps.

It is easy to get thrown off a bit, though – it doesn’t take much. I lost the early mornings for a bit when I took the March Break off with my kids. I was staying up late, and not getting up so early.

However, a swift kick from Dave Navarro sorted me out

@Karen Swim,

That’s the way to do it. It doesn’t necessarily have to be at 4 am – I’d probably wait until 8 am myself if I wasn’t working where I work! The main thing is time to yourself.

And it seems like everyone here understands this.

Thanks for stopping by, everyone.

I’ll have a new post up soon!

Karen Swim’s last blog post..Be Unstoppable!

When I am in production or deep studio mode I have late nights and early mornings. It’s like Karen said, if the project is going it’s going. If I am prepping for a show or under deadline, it’s 16 hour days or splits of morning and nights. Sometimes I have to remind myself to eat.
When I added blogging and online presence to the mix, my timing got all scrunched up. I like to do that in the morning, but it throws my painting day off a bit.
Still trying to figure it all out now. It feels like the rhythm is off a bit.
So sometimes that quiet late night is good. Sometimes the early morning works. I like the feeling of time out of time that those two parts of the day have. Do you know what I mean?

Janice Cartier’s last blog post..The Weekend 30 Minute Challenge

Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..Improve Your Writing: Get Feedback

I am more a night person too, though if I get up early I’m always pleased with how much more time it seems I have, with how much I can get done in a morning! I never feel rushed, then.

This was a lovely post, evocative of some dear memories, too. I had the Lone Tree!

steph’s last blog post..you know it’s hot when…

I think you know this, but I’m like you and save the best energy time for my self. I sit with my coffee in bed and work on my novel. I try to work on it everyday but it doesn’t always work out that way.

Have a great weekend!

Ellen Wilson’s last blog post..Writing the Wild Within: Part 4 – Standing Out From the Crowd

I’m escaping to the “Big City” this weekend, at least

(Kingston, that is).

Which is a big city, compared to where I live.

Friar’s last blog post..Random Bear Photo