Comments on: Not in Florida anymore… https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/03/not-in-florida-anymore/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:58:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/03/not-in-florida-anymore/#comment-322922 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:58:07 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18475#comment-322922 In reply to Cb.

@Cb – yep, I was specifically referring to the free mason bit, which I recall from last March ha ha. I think that section has stymied several W&P readers who managed to make it through the first “war” bit.
And yes, I am a big fan of getting stuff done! If that means limiting works in progress so be it. When you finish one thing you can then devote all the freed up energy to something else. Very satisfying.

]]> By: Cb https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/03/not-in-florida-anymore/#comment-322813 Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:27:00 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18475#comment-322813 I loved the Medium piece, Laura. I’m doing the W&P Big Read, inspired by you, and found a few chapters a slog but am really enjoying it thus far (just into Pierre’s meeting with the Freemasons). It feels really satisfying to chip away at it slowly.
I read something recently about limiting your in progress projects and this has been super helpful. I am restricting myself to working on 3 projects a week – this week, it’s one research project, one revision to writing, and teaching prep. And it’s really helping. i think normally I put too much on my list and jump from thing to thing, never quite finishing, but after 3-4 weeks of doing it this way, I’ve gotten some major things off my desk.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/03/not-in-florida-anymore/#comment-322630 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:53:09 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18475#comment-322630 In reply to Lisa of Lisa’s Yarns.

@Lisa – it is so good to get away. And now today is 50-some degrees and sunny and I am feeling much happier about life!

]]> By: Lisa of Lisa's Yarns https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/03/not-in-florida-anymore/#comment-322576 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 17:40:08 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18475#comment-322576 This is the winter that just won’t quit. It was horribly cold here last week – like temps below zero in the morning. I’ve been feeling so cooped up with our kids so was relieved that it warmed up on Sunday so we could go for a family walk. Your getaway sounds absolutely delightful – missing bedtime and not being woken during the night sounds amazing. Our youngest is mostly sleeping through the night again, but he’s been waking at 5:15 lately so we are feeling pretty weary! We haven’t gone away together since having kids but are hoping to go somewhere next December – which feels far off so maybe/hopefully we can do something this summer and get away for a night or 2 while my parents watch the kids. We’ll see.

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