Comments for J.L. POWERS http://jlpowers.net writer of all sorts of things Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:53:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on I made the list by Jess http://jlpowers.net/2012/01/25/i-made-the-list/comment-page-1/#comment-18412 Jess Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:53:53 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1888#comment-18412 Thanks, Grace, I appreciate it! And I enjoyed your post below about writing and gross kitchen floors. :-) So glad I'm not the only one! Thanks, Grace, I appreciate it! And I enjoyed your post below about writing and gross kitchen floors. :-) So glad I’m not the only one!

]]> Comment on I made the list by Grace Peterson http://jlpowers.net/2012/01/25/i-made-the-list/comment-page-1/#comment-18249 Grace Peterson Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:46:34 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1888#comment-18249 Major congrats! Major congrats!

]]> Comment on What Have You Given Up (in order to write)? by Grace Peterson http://jlpowers.net/2012/01/23/what-have-you-given-up/comment-page-1/#comment-18141 Grace Peterson Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:19:13 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1880#comment-18141 Great post. I was just looking at my kitchen floor this morning, thinking, GROSS. When my kids were young I never would have let this happen. Now that they're older [and still messy] and I'm working full time besides trying to be a writer, my house suffers. I try to make the bed and do the laundry but I can't afford to relegate my best hours to cleaning. Martha would have a heart attack at my house too. That is if she even got up the nerve to step inside. :) Great post. I was just looking at my kitchen floor this morning, thinking, GROSS. When my kids were young I never would have let this happen. Now that they’re older [and still messy] and I’m working full time besides trying to be a writer, my house suffers. I try to make the bed and do the laundry but I can’t afford to relegate my best hours to cleaning. Martha would have a heart attack at my house too. That is if she even got up the nerve to step inside. :)

]]> Comment on Do A Little Bit Of Everything Every Day by Jess http://jlpowers.net/2012/01/07/do-a-little-bit-of-everything-every-day/comment-page-1/#comment-18140 Jess Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:30 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1873#comment-18140 Great idea, Joe! I'll keep this in mind when my kid is older and has music lessons! Great idea, Joe! I’ll keep this in mind when my kid is older and has music lessons!

]]> Comment on Do A Little Bit Of Everything Every Day by Annemarie O'Brien http://jlpowers.net/2012/01/07/do-a-little-bit-of-everything-every-day/comment-page-1/#comment-17749 Annemarie O'Brien Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:38:11 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1873#comment-17749 If anyone can pull it off, Jess, it's you. Good luck with all that you have on your plate! If anyone can pull it off, Jess, it’s you. Good luck with all that you have on your plate!

]]> Comment on Do A Little Bit Of Everything Every Day by jo(e) http://jlpowers.net/2012/01/07/do-a-little-bit-of-everything-every-day/comment-page-1/#comment-17683 jo(e) Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:49:33 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1873#comment-17683 When my kids were younger, they all took music lessons, which were usually 30 minutes long. That meant that almost every weekday, I'd find myself sitting in the waiting area of the music studio for exactly 30 minutes. I'd bring my laptop and I'd decide on one thing I was going to do, like write a blog post or work on a poem or grade some papers. I had no distractions at the music studio, and I always surprised myself by how much I could get done in that 30 minutes. It was sometimes the most productive half hour of my day. So now that's the formula I follow. I know that if I can get 30 minutes of free time with no distractions, I can tackle one project. When my kids were younger, they all took music lessons, which were usually 30 minutes long. That meant that almost every weekday, I’d find myself sitting in the waiting area of the music studio for exactly 30 minutes. I’d bring my laptop and I’d decide on one thing I was going to do, like write a blog post or work on a poem or grade some papers. I had no distractions at the music studio, and I always surprised myself by how much I could get done in that 30 minutes. It was sometimes the most productive half hour of my day.

So now that’s the formula I follow. I know that if I can get 30 minutes of free time with no distractions, I can tackle one project.

]]> Comment on Sleepless Nights and the Life of an Artist by Jess http://jlpowers.net/2011/12/15/sleepless-nights-and-the-life-of-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-17482 Jess Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:43 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1802#comment-17482 Cirrelda, no, I could never do cry it out. But when he was 9 months old, we tried to night wean him, and even though my husband was in there trying to soothe him, the night he cried for five hours straight, I said, "Enough." Now, at 15 months, I'm night weaning him again. He's doing some crying but we're there to comfort him and he's ready now, in a way he wasn't at 9 months. I agree, parenting is about responding, not ignoring, and responding builds trust, and building trust is about a lifelong relationship. Parenting is definitely not about getting a child to fit your convenient schedules and patterns...at least, that doesn't work for me! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.... Cirrelda, no, I could never do cry it out. But when he was 9 months old, we tried to night wean him, and even though my husband was in there trying to soothe him, the night he cried for five hours straight, I said, “Enough.” Now, at 15 months, I’m night weaning him again. He’s doing some crying but we’re there to comfort him and he’s ready now, in a way he wasn’t at 9 months. I agree, parenting is about responding, not ignoring, and responding builds trust, and building trust is about a lifelong relationship. Parenting is definitely not about getting a child to fit your convenient schedules and patterns…at least, that doesn’t work for me! Thanks for sharing your thoughts….

]]> Comment on Pen Kleptomaniac by Jess http://jlpowers.net/2009/08/14/pen-kleptomaniac/comment-page-1/#comment-17481 Jess Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:57:02 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1149#comment-17481 Obviously, NOOb, you have never experienced the joy of good pen. Obviously, NOOb, you have never experienced the joy of good pen.

]]> Comment on Do A Little Bit Of Everything Every Day by Tabitha http://jlpowers.net/2012/01/07/do-a-little-bit-of-everything-every-day/comment-page-1/#comment-17464 Tabitha Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:13:40 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1873#comment-17464 I think that might be the formula for success in just about any endeavor. I know I can sure apply it to many areas of my life...this isn't the time when anything is ever going to be completely done, but I can keep chipping away. Thanks for sharing that wisdom and insight! I think that might be the formula for success in just about any endeavor. I know I can sure apply it to many areas of my life…this isn’t the time when anything is ever going to be completely done, but I can keep chipping away.
Thanks for sharing that wisdom and insight!

]]> Comment on Do A Little Bit Of Everything Every Day by Jennifer http://jlpowers.net/2012/01/07/do-a-little-bit-of-everything-every-day/comment-page-1/#comment-17410 Jennifer Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:56:53 +0000 http://jlpowers.net/?p=1873#comment-17410 You are so right about this. I just started keeping a weekly checklist that breaks things down into each day, but I am content to just check off one or two things. That is the secret, for me: just do a little. This season, the season of small children, feels as if it will never end, but it is such a tiny sliver, a whisper of time. Embrace the joy of little bits! You are so right about this. I just started keeping a weekly checklist that breaks things down into each day, but I am content to just check off one or two things. That is the secret, for me: just do a little. This season, the season of small children, feels as if it will never end, but it is such a tiny sliver, a whisper of time. Embrace the joy of little bits!

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