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This month I have been trying better time management. I'm getting up at 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. planning to get some motif writing done, however it's not happening. The time between when I get up and when I have to leave for work passes in the blink of an eye! I'm trying to tell myself to get up, make coffee, and write for 30 minutes. What happens is I get up, go downstairs to make coffee, unload the dishwasher, feed the dog, check work emails, etc etc. I bet you can relate.
I went to a program at my local library this past week called Mourning and Spirituality in the Victorian Era. I took notes because it was very interesting and maybe someday I'll have a ghost character from the 1870s who spent most of her adulthood in full mourning. My take away about mourning in the Victorian Era is that is really sucked to be a woman. You had to be in mourning for so many people I don't know how anyone coped.
I've started drafting my four small town romance book wish me luck! My biggest problem is I procrastinate my writing and get easily distracted. How was your week? Did you read anything good? I just got a refurbished MacBook and I am learning how to use it.
When you were in full mourning you covered yourself head to toe in black and didn't wear any jewelry You had to wear a veil over your face when you were out in public and depending how you were related to the person who died you could be in mourning for 3 months to two years. Did you know people reenact this era and dress in mourning clothes? I did not. One last fact the fabric for full mourning was crepe and part of the process to dull crepe could involve dousing it with formaldehyde so these women were walking around breathing in some nasty chemicals on top of everything else!
Sounds like a mostly good week. I cannot get up any earlier. I am just not a morning person. I need to make sure I don't waste as much time on my phone is what I need to do. Hope you have a good week!
ReplyDeleteThey were also walking fire hazards! Formaldehyde is a flammable gas / combustible.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to be a bit relaxed this month while getting ahead for 2025 on the blog and resting up. November will be busy for me. I think I always try to manage my time well as an ongoing improvement cycle so a big push isn't needed as much. I hope you can work towards your goals.
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I get how you feel in the mornings! I'm the same way. Except I would never check my work emails before work actually started. I do not allow my work hours to encroach upon my personal ones and vice versa.
ReplyDeleteJust from reading historical romances, I figured that the morning periods were quite extensive with a lot of rules. I would not have done well back then.
I'm so glad I wasn't alive in Victorian times, it sounds awful for women!
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