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Feeling overwhelmed by the scope of your personal projects? Remeber that 1 hour a day for 365 days, is as many hours as working fullt time 40 hours a week for 9 weeks.
Some Action > No Action.
#Motivation #JustGetStarted #1HourADay
Some Action > No Action.
#Motivation #JustGetStarted #1HourADay
Day 189-191:
Saturday & Sunday, the holiday weekend is over.
Sunday had the Writing Circle craft chat, discussing self editing.
Monday Morning writing circle. Got a little writing done, but more staring at the page thinking of what to write.
#Motivation #1HourADay #Tired
Saturday & Sunday, the holiday weekend is over.
Sunday had the Writing Circle craft chat, discussing self editing.
Monday Morning writing circle. Got a little writing done, but more staring at the page thinking of what to write.
#Motivation #1HourADay #Tired
December 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Day 189-191:
Saturday & Sunday, the holiday weekend is over.
Sunday had the Writing Circle craft chat, discussing self editing.
Monday Morning writing circle. Got a little writing done, but more staring at the page thinking of what to write.
#Motivation #1HourADay #Tired
Saturday & Sunday, the holiday weekend is over.
Sunday had the Writing Circle craft chat, discussing self editing.
Monday Morning writing circle. Got a little writing done, but more staring at the page thinking of what to write.
#Motivation #1HourADay #Tired
Day 187-188:
Thursday, Christmas.
Friday, Boxing Day, and a 4am wake up call from work due to unexpected system issues. Skipped coffee and have been dragging all day. I need a reset.
#Motivation #1HourADay #Tired #Unfocused
Thursday, Christmas.
Friday, Boxing Day, and a 4am wake up call from work due to unexpected system issues. Skipped coffee and have been dragging all day. I need a reset.
#Motivation #1HourADay #Tired #Unfocused
December 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Day 187-188:
Thursday, Christmas.
Friday, Boxing Day, and a 4am wake up call from work due to unexpected system issues. Skipped coffee and have been dragging all day. I need a reset.
#Motivation #1HourADay #Tired #Unfocused
Thursday, Christmas.
Friday, Boxing Day, and a 4am wake up call from work due to unexpected system issues. Skipped coffee and have been dragging all day. I need a reset.
#Motivation #1HourADay #Tired #Unfocused
Day 185-186:
Tuesday, big day at work before the holiday staycation.
Wednesday, mostly relaxing with family. Should find time after Christmas.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, big day at work before the holiday staycation.
Wednesday, mostly relaxing with family. Should find time after Christmas.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Day 185-186:
Tuesday, big day at work before the holiday staycation.
Wednesday, mostly relaxing with family. Should find time after Christmas.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, big day at work before the holiday staycation.
Wednesday, mostly relaxing with family. Should find time after Christmas.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 184:
Monday, morning writing circle. About half productive time, maybe 250 words added.
Counting the days and I see that I’ve reached the 6 month mark. It’s been a mixed bag, but I think honestly that tracking has helped keep me focused.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Monday, morning writing circle. About half productive time, maybe 250 words added.
Counting the days and I see that I’ve reached the 6 month mark. It’s been a mixed bag, but I think honestly that tracking has helped keep me focused.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Day 184:
Monday, morning writing circle. About half productive time, maybe 250 words added.
Counting the days and I see that I’ve reached the 6 month mark. It’s been a mixed bag, but I think honestly that tracking has helped keep me focused.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Monday, morning writing circle. About half productive time, maybe 250 words added.
Counting the days and I see that I’ve reached the 6 month mark. It’s been a mixed bag, but I think honestly that tracking has helped keep me focused.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 182-183:
Sat &Sun.
Finished listening to “I, Medusa” by Ayana Gray. Excellent story, but also listened with an ear for balancing character and plot. Let’s call it research.
Writing circle on Sunday, found a rhythm and about 400 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
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Sat &Sun.
Finished listening to “I, Medusa” by Ayana Gray. Excellent story, but also listened with an ear for balancing character and plot. Let’s call it research.
Writing circle on Sunday, found a rhythm and about 400 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
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I, Medusa
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December 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Day 182-183:
Sat &Sun.
Finished listening to “I, Medusa” by Ayana Gray. Excellent story, but also listened with an ear for balancing character and plot. Let’s call it research.
Writing circle on Sunday, found a rhythm and about 400 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
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Sat &Sun.
Finished listening to “I, Medusa” by Ayana Gray. Excellent story, but also listened with an ear for balancing character and plot. Let’s call it research.
Writing circle on Sunday, found a rhythm and about 400 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
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Day 173-181:
Thursday through the following Friday.
A full week of missed posts. Not entirely sure what happened. There were writing circles, there were a few overwhelming work days, but mostly I missed a few updates and slipped out of the habit.
#ThereIsAlwaysTomorrow
#Motivation #1HourADay
Thursday through the following Friday.
A full week of missed posts. Not entirely sure what happened. There were writing circles, there were a few overwhelming work days, but mostly I missed a few updates and slipped out of the habit.
#ThereIsAlwaysTomorrow
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Day 173-181:
Thursday through the following Friday.
A full week of missed posts. Not entirely sure what happened. There were writing circles, there were a few overwhelming work days, but mostly I missed a few updates and slipped out of the habit.
#ThereIsAlwaysTomorrow
#Motivation #1HourADay
Thursday through the following Friday.
A full week of missed posts. Not entirely sure what happened. There were writing circles, there were a few overwhelming work days, but mostly I missed a few updates and slipped out of the habit.
#ThereIsAlwaysTomorrow
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 172:
Wednesday, not very motivated, but went to writing circle anyway. Eventually got moving and added nearly 500 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Wednesday, not very motivated, but went to writing circle anyway. Eventually got moving and added nearly 500 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Day 172:
Wednesday, not very motivated, but went to writing circle anyway. Eventually got moving and added nearly 500 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Wednesday, not very motivated, but went to writing circle anyway. Eventually got moving and added nearly 500 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 171:
Tuesday, and a long day at work. Not a bad day, just a long day. Didn’t make time for creating.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, and a long day at work. Not a bad day, just a long day. Didn’t make time for creating.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Day 171:
Tuesday, and a long day at work. Not a bad day, just a long day. Didn’t make time for creating.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, and a long day at work. Not a bad day, just a long day. Didn’t make time for creating.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 170:
Monday morning writing circle before work. Slow progress again, but progress. Added about 300 words. Hard to get a rhythm going on these scenes.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Monday morning writing circle before work. Slow progress again, but progress. Added about 300 words. Hard to get a rhythm going on these scenes.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Day 170:
Monday morning writing circle before work. Slow progress again, but progress. Added about 300 words. Hard to get a rhythm going on these scenes.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Monday morning writing circle before work. Slow progress again, but progress. Added about 300 words. Hard to get a rhythm going on these scenes.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 169:
Sunday evening writing circle. Slow progress, but progress. Added about 300 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Sunday evening writing circle. Slow progress, but progress. Added about 300 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Day 169:
Sunday evening writing circle. Slow progress, but progress. Added about 300 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Sunday evening writing circle. Slow progress, but progress. Added about 300 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 168:
Saturday, no new words. Spent a few hours in review, re-read & proof mode. Still part of the process.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Saturday, no new words. Spent a few hours in review, re-read & proof mode. Still part of the process.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Day 168:
Saturday, no new words. Spent a few hours in review, re-read & proof mode. Still part of the process.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Saturday, no new words. Spent a few hours in review, re-read & proof mode. Still part of the process.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 167:
Friday, late post: writing circle in the morning, only about 200 words. Tried writing on missing scenes but the words didn’t want to flow. Spent the rest of the day on important errands.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Friday, late post: writing circle in the morning, only about 200 words. Tried writing on missing scenes but the words didn’t want to flow. Spent the rest of the day on important errands.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Day 167:
Friday, late post: writing circle in the morning, only about 200 words. Tried writing on missing scenes but the words didn’t want to flow. Spent the rest of the day on important errands.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Friday, late post: writing circle in the morning, only about 200 words. Tried writing on missing scenes but the words didn’t want to flow. Spent the rest of the day on important errands.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 166:
Thursday, writing circle this morning did not create new words. Instead I focused on reviewing the missing scenes that I’ve skipped over. Started writing at dinner and added 250 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Thursday, writing circle this morning did not create new words. Instead I focused on reviewing the missing scenes that I’ve skipped over. Started writing at dinner and added 250 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Day 166:
Thursday, writing circle this morning did not create new words. Instead I focused on reviewing the missing scenes that I’ve skipped over. Started writing at dinner and added 250 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Thursday, writing circle this morning did not create new words. Instead I focused on reviewing the missing scenes that I’ve skipped over. Started writing at dinner and added 250 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Day 164:
Tuesday, a little writing at dinner. Not a full hour, but I’ll take what I can get. About 370 words added.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, a little writing at dinner. Not a full hour, but I’ll take what I can get. About 370 words added.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Day 164:
Tuesday, a little writing at dinner. Not a full hour, but I’ll take what I can get. About 370 words added.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, a little writing at dinner. Not a full hour, but I’ll take what I can get. About 370 words added.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 163:
Monday, no writing circle today. Writing after work on my own. About 1,000 word that didn’t exist before. A little progress chipping away at the whole project.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Monday, no writing circle today. Writing after work on my own. About 1,000 word that didn’t exist before. A little progress chipping away at the whole project.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Day 163:
Monday, no writing circle today. Writing after work on my own. About 1,000 word that didn’t exist before. A little progress chipping away at the whole project.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Monday, no writing circle today. Writing after work on my own. About 1,000 word that didn’t exist before. A little progress chipping away at the whole project.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 159-162:
Thanksgiving weekend. Relaxing away from most responsibilities and spending time with family, catching up with friends and watching a few movies.
Did manage to clean the garage post cutting board project.
Sunday night writing circle, about 600 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Thanksgiving weekend. Relaxing away from most responsibilities and spending time with family, catching up with friends and watching a few movies.
Did manage to clean the garage post cutting board project.
Sunday night writing circle, about 600 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
December 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Day 159-162:
Thanksgiving weekend. Relaxing away from most responsibilities and spending time with family, catching up with friends and watching a few movies.
Did manage to clean the garage post cutting board project.
Sunday night writing circle, about 600 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Thanksgiving weekend. Relaxing away from most responsibilities and spending time with family, catching up with friends and watching a few movies.
Did manage to clean the garage post cutting board project.
Sunday night writing circle, about 600 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 157-158:
Tuesday, writing circle before work, about 300 words.
Wednesday, writing circle after work, about 800 words.
Slow and steady.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, writing circle before work, about 300 words.
Wednesday, writing circle after work, about 800 words.
Slow and steady.
#Motivation #1HourADay
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Day 157-158:
Tuesday, writing circle before work, about 300 words.
Wednesday, writing circle after work, about 800 words.
Slow and steady.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, writing circle before work, about 300 words.
Wednesday, writing circle after work, about 800 words.
Slow and steady.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 155-156:
Sunday, writing circle, woodworking and an epoxy pour. Not professional enough to sell, but functional for what I need. Using a router makes a pile of wood shavings significantly larger than the piece that was cut.
Monday, writing circle before work.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Sunday, writing circle, woodworking and an epoxy pour. Not professional enough to sell, but functional for what I need. Using a router makes a pile of wood shavings significantly larger than the piece that was cut.
Monday, writing circle before work.
#Motivation #1HourADay
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Day 155-156:
Sunday, writing circle, woodworking and an epoxy pour. Not professional enough to sell, but functional for what I need. Using a router makes a pile of wood shavings significantly larger than the piece that was cut.
Monday, writing circle before work.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Sunday, writing circle, woodworking and an epoxy pour. Not professional enough to sell, but functional for what I need. Using a router makes a pile of wood shavings significantly larger than the piece that was cut.
Monday, writing circle before work.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 153-154
Friday, nothing fun, just organizing the garage and then cleaning up office papers.
Saturday, woodworking! Turning a cutting board into an iPad board so I have a place to rest my wrist while drawing. Finished pics tomorrow.
(Bamboo stinks when it burns.)
#Motivation #1HourADay
Friday, nothing fun, just organizing the garage and then cleaning up office papers.
Saturday, woodworking! Turning a cutting board into an iPad board so I have a place to rest my wrist while drawing. Finished pics tomorrow.
(Bamboo stinks when it burns.)
#Motivation #1HourADay
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Day 153-154
Friday, nothing fun, just organizing the garage and then cleaning up office papers.
Saturday, woodworking! Turning a cutting board into an iPad board so I have a place to rest my wrist while drawing. Finished pics tomorrow.
(Bamboo stinks when it burns.)
#Motivation #1HourADay
Friday, nothing fun, just organizing the garage and then cleaning up office papers.
Saturday, woodworking! Turning a cutting board into an iPad board so I have a place to rest my wrist while drawing. Finished pics tomorrow.
(Bamboo stinks when it burns.)
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 151-152
Wednesday, 9 hour day at work tracking down system errors. No writing time.
Thursday, an hour with the writing circle in the morning and about 400 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Wednesday, 9 hour day at work tracking down system errors. No writing time.
Thursday, an hour with the writing circle in the morning and about 400 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Day 151-152
Wednesday, 9 hour day at work tracking down system errors. No writing time.
Thursday, an hour with the writing circle in the morning and about 400 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Wednesday, 9 hour day at work tracking down system errors. No writing time.
Thursday, an hour with the writing circle in the morning and about 400 words.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 150
Tuesday, no writing today, but I did walk 3.5 miles before work. Balancing creativity and maintaining health.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, no writing today, but I did walk 3.5 miles before work. Balancing creativity and maintaining health.
#Motivation #1HourADay
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Day 150
Tuesday, no writing today, but I did walk 3.5 miles before work. Balancing creativity and maintaining health.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Tuesday, no writing today, but I did walk 3.5 miles before work. Balancing creativity and maintaining health.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 149:
(Late post)
Monday, writing circle before work. About 400 words added. Broke the Monday block?
#Motivation #1HourADay
(Late post)
Monday, writing circle before work. About 400 words added. Broke the Monday block?
#Motivation #1HourADay
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Day 149:
(Late post)
Monday, writing circle before work. About 400 words added. Broke the Monday block?
#Motivation #1HourADay
(Late post)
Monday, writing circle before work. About 400 words added. Broke the Monday block?
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 147-148:
Saturday, time with the little one.
Sunday, an hour with the writing circle, and 560+ words that didn’t exist on the page this morning.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Saturday, time with the little one.
Sunday, an hour with the writing circle, and 560+ words that didn’t exist on the page this morning.
#Motivation #1HourADay
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Day 147-148:
Saturday, time with the little one.
Sunday, an hour with the writing circle, and 560+ words that didn’t exist on the page this morning.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Saturday, time with the little one.
Sunday, an hour with the writing circle, and 560+ words that didn’t exist on the page this morning.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Day 144-146:
Wednesday, nothing. (Grocery run)
Thursday & Friday, an hour writing before work. Joining a writing circle has been good for accountability.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Wednesday, nothing. (Grocery run)
Thursday & Friday, an hour writing before work. Joining a writing circle has been good for accountability.
#Motivation #1HourADay
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Day 144-146:
Wednesday, nothing. (Grocery run)
Thursday & Friday, an hour writing before work. Joining a writing circle has been good for accountability.
#Motivation #1HourADay
Wednesday, nothing. (Grocery run)
Thursday & Friday, an hour writing before work. Joining a writing circle has been good for accountability.
#Motivation #1HourADay