Hello my friends. Happy Monday. Well, I hope you’re having a good Monday and starting your week right. Every week I aim to do just that but I seem to struggle a lot to do that. Today I sat down at my laptop to write this blog and stared at an empty screen for a long while. Nothing came to mind. I’ve got a Monday Block.
What’s Monday Block?
I suppose you can call it writer’s block, or blog block. However, I know I’ve titled a blog Blog Block in the past, so this time it’s Monday Block. However, today I have noticed that it seems to be beyond my writing. I’m just stumped with how to attempt to make this week productive. Every Monday my accountability group and I check in and reset our weekly goals. I have no idea what my goals for the week are going to be. Heck, I barely know what I want to do today.
How I Should Fill My Week
If I’m being smart I would fill my week with things that help me to reach my bigger goals. I should be reading books. Especially since I returned 3 of them today and walked out with 3 more, while I still had 5 at home. And we are about halfway through September and I still have so much reading to do this year if I want to make my 50 book goal. Then there’s my list of things so I can go on a holiday in May. I should be figuring out how I can squeeze in a few extra hours this week so that I can continue to bank hours.
Small Rabbit Trail
On a completely different note, as I write this blog we are having a thunderstorm. I don’t know about you, but I LOVE thunderstorms. They make me happy for some reason. So, my spirits are actually lifting a bit as I hear the thunder rumble and see the odd flashes of lightning. Thankfully my cats are not scared of thunderstorms, though Teddy is snuggled up against me right now. I suppose this is the perfect weather to snuggle up with a book. Okay, back to my Monday blog.
Breaking Through Monday Block
How does one break through a Monday Block? Sometimes with sheer force of will. I know there are a few other things that I want to accomplish today, or at least this week. And I really should do some work on my novel. I’m sorry to admit it, but I’m having so many second thoughts about my novel. Is it really good enough to publish? Can I tell a really good story? Will people like it? I know I need to just send it to a beta reader already, but it’s frustrating when I’m not even sure if I’m fully happy with it. To be clear, I love my characters and the story. It’s my presentation of the story that I’m not sure about.
Time to Stop Whining
Okay, enough of that. I’ve had plenty of people tell me I’m good at telling stories. Enough self doubt all the time. I’ll never know if people will like it if I don’t put it out there. So, I just need to keep working towards my goals and when obstacles appear – find solutions. I’ll work on my goals this week and I want to encourage you to work on yours as well. Together we can overcome obstacles and work towards a brighter future. Who’s with me? Because we know that anything can happen if we try.
