Weekend Update - 3/29/2014

I have postponed work on Jack & Justine and added the two pieces in Ínarú that I originally sketched but never made.  They have similar colors, green being the one they all share.  I've also figured out the "ideal" baby nap/mommy work time.  If it doesn't happen, it's counted as half an hour chill time and we continue the day until about 2 hours later when baby nap/mommy work time is a must (mostly to avoid a cranky baby).  If I can't get work in because of some other reason, I work for a little bit after he's gone to sleep for the night and I try to wake up a little earlier the following day.

Besides the update I wanted to share this motivational video I came across.  It can really get to a person, so you've been warned.  ;o)

Making Time

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One of the things I most struggle with is the one a lot of people struggle with also: time.  "I don't have time for that" is something I'm sure has been said once or twice before.  This whole "launch" has postponed over and over because of that.  I have my schedule which I really try to follow, and most of the time I do, but sometimes something happens and I abandon it.  I just got tired/frustrated/aggravated/upset that I wasn't doing what I wanted to do.  And not only what I wanted to do but what inside I felt I NEEDED to do. Maybe it's a stay-at-home-mom thing, I dont know. I was just...like I said, tired/frustrated/aggravated/upset.

Why Can't I Do This?

Since I've had to add to the list of things I have to do, I haven't been able to work on NE-Things as much as I want to.  I've done work mentally of course.  You know: what do I need to do, how I can fix it, no that won't work, how about this, where did I put that?  But to sit and do physical work?  Nope.  Not on Ínarú. Not on Jack & Justine.  And according to my vision board, I am slightly behind.  Considering April is a week away, I am actually VERY far behind.  That's why I had to make a decision.

Weekend Update - 3/22/2014

This week has been a slow one for NE-Things, but that's nothing new I guess.  I did some work on Jack & Justine and posted a word count desktop wallpaper for sale on Sellfy.  I've been able to reorganize Ínarú and make the collection a little more cohesive for me than it was before.  When I did the original sketching for Ínarú I had two pieces that I sketched but never did because I wasn't sure how I was going to make them.  

New on Sellfy

Do you know about NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo?  I've been wanting to do it for a long time, but as you can tell by my other posts, I have time problems.  LOL  Anyways, last year, I wanted to participate in the April session of Camp, but though I sat down to write on a couple of days, I couldn't finish the month.  I even made a desktop wallpaper calendar for the month.  Every time the laptop went on I would see it and I would try to carve out some time to sit and write.  When the next day came and I turned on the laptop, I saw how many words I missed the day before and it kind of sucked.  I made the calendar like if it was one of those wooden message boards one would see at a summer camp. It DID motivate me, but it's just the whole time issue.  I admire so much those writers who take care of a family and a home and still have time to write.  I must admit...I'm kind of jealous.  Anywayyys...

Jack & Justine So Far

Another quick post.  The laptop still isn't working right but I was able to work a little on Jack & Justine from the desktop (which is very slow).  I played around with the shading.  When I was halfway through I realized I wasn't sure if the light came from that angle since I haven't finished the background.  But, like always, I'll work around it.

Have Any Empty Baby Food Jars?

I'm not just a crafter, I'm a craft hoarder.  If you see that as a problem or a "situation" then it only means one thing.  You're not a crafter, are you?  Once my baby started eating solids I just couldn't find myself throwing away any of the jars.  Especially because some of them had the lids with illustrations on them.  I always tried choosing jars with lids of illustrations he didn't have, but sometimes I would have to get ones he already had. It really wasn't a problem because, once opened, I put two of the same kind lids away so we can play memory when he's older. 

I saved the empty jars and reused some to store beads, broken CD/DVD pieces, to hold glue/water mixture, my color pencils while I'm drawing, regrow green onions, of course I found this and had to try it:

Completely Forgot About National Craft Month

I'm not exactly where I'd like to be as far as my WIPs, so this is going to be a very quick post.  I caught up with some things relating to NE-Things, which is great, but I am still behind on some other stuff.  The personal matter I will be tending to for some months is not going awful or anything, but it is not going as smoothly as I thought it would either.  I have also been so preoccupied that it's almost mid-March and I just realized it's National Craft Month.  I am going to play that I knew all along and the Ínarú fixes have all been National Craft Month mini-projects.  LOL

Where's That Update?!

This will be a short post because I don't have much news to give.  It was an "interesting" week.  I have something new I have to do on a daily basis which affects my schedule a little.  I had to update it again, but I feel it flows better.  At one point it divides itself into two separate schedules because it all depends on whether the king of the house takes his nap or not.  I've tested it towards the end of last week and it works.  Today was one of those days so we didn't follow it at all.

Quotes To Inspire & Motivate

More quotes I've found on the web:

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Seven Steps to Reaching Your Goals

In an previous post I mentioned having created a vision board and within it I had my goals for NE-Things.  When I created goals before I wasn't exactly reaching them, but I wasn't exactly organized either.  This time around, I created SMART goals:

S - specific  (not "I want to be happy." but "I want to become a successful suspense/mystery/thriller writer.")

M - measurable  ("For me, successful means I would have sold 500 copies.")

A - attainable  ("How can I reach this goal?  What are the steps I need to take?")

R - realistic  ("Am I able to work towards this goal?  Can I actually dedicate time for this?")

T - time based  (not "Someday I'll reach this goal." but "I want to reach this goal in two years.")

Weekend Update - 3/1/2014

My editing program is still down, so I have had to abandon Jack & Justine for the time being. :(   I tried using one of those online programs but they leave a watermark and it's just a hassle to deal with.  Hopefully by next week my partner will be able to fix it for me.  Correction: by the week after next.  I will be out during this next week because of some personal matters I must attend to.  Because of that I won't be posting my "usual" posts.