Comments on: When Enough Is Enough! http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/ freelance writing by a freelance writer that works in the freelance writing field Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:57:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 Monika Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:59:00 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-1050 Bush Mackel thank you for those great tips. I might not be the runner up front, but I can certainly get back into my walking. Especially since I live on the beach, well, second row to be exact there are no excuses but my slackness when it comes to doing exercise. I've done a wee bit of stretching as of late and it does seem to do wonders for me. Also walking away from the computer every now and then is great. It's great to see you here :-) Monika Bush Mackel

thank you for those great tips. I might not be the runner up front, but I can certainly get back into my walking. Especially since I live on the beach, well, second row to be exact there are no excuses but my slackness when it comes to doing exercise.

I’ve done a wee bit of stretching as of late and it does seem to do wonders for me. Also walking away from the computer every now and then is great.

It’s great to see you here :-)
Monika

]]> By: Bush Mackel http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 Bush Mackel Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:57:49 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-1034 You know, as much as it killed me at first, I've started running in the mornings before MY 12+ hr days. It's really made all the difference in the world. If you wanna go a step further, really try and take a break or two every couple of hours and get some good stretches in. Gives your eyes a break and your body a good stretch can really do wonders. You know, as much as it killed me at first, I’ve started running in the mornings before MY 12+ hr days. It’s really made all the difference in the world.

If you wanna go a step further, really try and take a break or two every couple of hours and get some good stretches in. Gives your eyes a break and your body a good stretch can really do wonders.

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-871 Monika Sun, 21 Oct 2007 05:48:29 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-871 YC: Yes, it does seem to affect quit a few of us. I really need to make sure that I do take Sundays off and simply do the blogging on the various blogs I author. All the other work can wait. I'm already much better as I did take yesterday off and parts of today. It dos make a huge difference to the batteries. :-) Shivaranjan: I will do this. Have you got any particular plugin that you could recommend to do this? Thanks guys, nice to hear from you. :-) Monika YC: Yes, it does seem to affect quit a few of us. I really need to make sure that I do take Sundays off and simply do the blogging on the various blogs I author.

All the other work can wait. I’m already much better as I did take yesterday off and parts of today. It dos make a huge difference to the batteries. :-)

Shivaranjan: I will do this. Have you got any particular plugin that you could recommend to do this?

Thanks guys, nice to hear from you. :-)
Monika

]]> By: Shivaranjan http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Shivaranjan Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:42:42 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-863 Monika- Can you add a e-mail subscription plugin to your blog? That would be very useful. Monika-
Can you add a e-mail subscription plugin to your blog? That would be very useful.

]]> By: YC http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-862 YC Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:24:13 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-862 Monika! It's funny how the few of us who seem to see each other often enough in the blogosphere also appear to go through similar concurrent 'phases' in our lives! :) I know exactly how you feel right now as it's also happening to me - working on a number of projects at the same time, trying to keep apace with my blogging - I've put on weight, not enough exercise and spend much less time resting compared to when I held a day job. I have this problem of going really continuously at an intense pace and sometimes balance is not exactly something I excel in. I hope you do get some quality rest and kick back for a day. Not only does it recharge them batteries, sometimes the inspiration and enthusiasm can be boosted just from a coupla hours of quiet recuperation. Monika! It’s funny how the few of us who seem to see each other often enough in the blogosphere also appear to go through similar concurrent ‘phases’ in our lives! :) I know exactly how you feel right now as it’s also happening to me – working on a number of projects at the same time, trying to keep apace with my blogging – I’ve put on weight, not enough exercise and spend much less time resting compared to when I held a day job. I have this problem of going really continuously at an intense pace and sometimes balance is not exactly something I excel in.

I hope you do get some quality rest and kick back for a day. Not only does it recharge them batteries, sometimes the inspiration and enthusiasm can be boosted just from a coupla hours of quiet recuperation.

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Monika Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:48:37 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-861 Shivaranjan, Terry& David, Thank you for your concerns and encouraging words. I already fell better knowing that I have support from some of my readers. :-) Shivaranjan: I know what you mean. And I reckon you are spot on. I'm happy for you to have pushd through this boundary yourself. :-) Terry: thanks for the offer. I will pass on a post today, but will be back tomorrow with extra. Just need to relax for a few hours I think. :-) David: it is challenging to do all this, but as long as we can keep healthy I believe it is worth the ups and downs. It sure as hell beats a day job for me anyway. :-) Shivaranjan, Terry& David,

Thank you for your concerns and encouraging words. I already fell better knowing that I have support from some of my readers. :-)

Shivaranjan: I know what you mean. And I reckon you are spot on. I’m happy for you to have pushd through this boundary yourself. :-)

Terry: thanks for the offer. I will pass on a post today, but will be back tomorrow with extra. Just need to relax for a few hours I think. :-)

David: it is challenging to do all this, but as long as we can keep healthy I believe it is worth the ups and downs. It sure as hell beats a day job for me anyway. :-)

]]> By: David Rogers http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-858 David Rogers Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:21:47 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-858 Sorry to hear you're suffering. I've often wondered how others have managed to do so much - maintain several blogs with regular content, plus making regular comments elsewhere. I struggle to put out two posts a week and occasionally look at my favourite blogs and forums (working full time day job)! As you are saying, working 12 hours a day everyday isn't the answer either. Take care of yourself, David. Sorry to hear you’re suffering. I’ve often wondered how others have managed to do so much – maintain several blogs with regular content, plus making regular comments elsewhere. I struggle to put out two posts a week and occasionally look at my favourite blogs and forums (working full time day job)! As you are saying, working 12 hours a day everyday isn’t the answer either. Take care of yourself, David.

]]> By: Jar Full of Links: October 19, 2007 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-850 Jar Full of Links: October 19, 2007 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:28:32 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-850 [...] discusses when enough is enough when blogging, issue I’m facing lately. Also, don’t forget about her group writing [...] [...] discusses when enough is enough when blogging, issue I’m facing lately. Also, don’t forget about her group writing [...]

]]> By: Terry Didcott http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Terry Didcott Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:58:31 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-849 Monika, if you need to break for a couple of days, I can fly the flag at our JV blog - as long as it gets at least one post a day the momentum keeps going and I'm ok to keep posting! I know exactly how you feel, because I do pretty much the same thing - work like a dog offline then spend all the time I should be relaxing working on this thing! But as you said, it's a young business and if you lose momentum now, the repercussions will hit later and you'll have to wait even longer for that financial independence! So it's work work work for me until I start seeing the money truck roll up outside my door... ;-) Terry Monika, if you need to break for a couple of days, I can fly the flag at our JV blog – as long as it gets at least one post a day the momentum keeps going and I’m ok to keep posting!

I know exactly how you feel, because I do pretty much the same thing – work like a dog offline then spend all the time I should be relaxing working on this thing!

But as you said, it’s a young business and if you lose momentum now, the repercussions will hit later and you’ll have to wait even longer for that financial independence! So it’s work work work for me until I start seeing the money truck roll up outside my door…

;-)

Terry

]]> By: Shivaranjan http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-844 Shivaranjan Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:39:53 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2007/10/19/blogging/#comment-844 I usually blog when I have freetime. Most of my hours in a day are consumed by my day job. I give first priority to the day job and then to my blog. Some months back I was so busy that I had no time to think about by blog and I lost many readers. Now I am getting some time so I have started blogging again. Well as you said Monika health is wealth. Things like wealth can be regained even if you lose but if you lose your health then it is quite difficult to get it back completely. I usually blog when I have freetime. Most of my hours in a day are consumed by my day job. I give first priority to the day job and then to my blog. Some months back I was so busy that I had no time to think about by blog and I lost many readers. Now I am getting some time so I have started blogging again. Well as you said Monika health is wealth.

Things like wealth can be regained even if you lose but if you lose your health then it is quite difficult to get it back completely.

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