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[Writer Post] Organized Forward Progress
Oh, look, it’s December. ‘Tis the season for Day Job Training. I’m going to be at my desk for a sum total of about 16 – 18 of my 40 hours this week. Not to mention all last week when I was in Maryland. Most of what I’m doing this week has no direct correlation to what I did last week (except for what we’re doing Friday). But hey, isn’t there a famous quote about if you’re not learning, you’re dying? Well, NOT DEAD YET! But ow. I’m very grateful for the opportunities my department allows me, but I think in the future I’ll try to space ’em out better.
This does mean I’m back to being CRAZY BUSY – so I’m adjusting to some new normal with the day job, but that means honing the Mad Time Management Skillz. Currently I’m researching planners – though some of that is asking what folks like on social media. I’m looking for low tech ones – I do well enough with Outlook Calendars, but I also like having paper. If you have a good recommendation, send it on.
There’s been a lot to think about from my classes lately. One was a question today. What’s the difference between Creativity and Innovation? The simple answer to this highly complex and esoteric concept is IMPLEMENTATION. Actually DOING SOMETHING, or as NIKE says, “Just Do It!”
This is the time of year where I start looking at where I am – which is never where I think I should be – and what I want to focus on next year – AKA THE GIANT TO DO LIST. There is going to be ORGANIZATION darn it. Because there will have to be or I won’t make it. I will continue with Forward Progress because that’s a “forever” goal – like postage stamps (go with it). But I declare 2017 to be ORGANIZED FORWARD PROGRESS. Lofty, huh?
The most immediate goal is to finish up resources and talking points (see, I can haz jargon) for my Nerd Year’s Eve panels. I have the outlines, just have to do the polish. That’s coming up faster than I realize. If you don’t have your tickets yet, why not? It’s going to be awesome! Then it’s cataloging a bunch of crap on my pit of a desk and dealing with THAT. Then it’s onward and upward with all these new skills I’m learning at work.
Because when it all comes down to it, what I have here is a whole set of new TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS. That’s what every experience, every training, everything is to a writer. Transferrable skills. The more we know, the more real our characters and plots and stories can be. The details are richer. The tapestry woven tighter. HOPEFULLY, some of the non-communications stuff will help with project management and overall writing processes. Because yes, I’m learning some manufacturing theories.
In my now eclectic (because that’s the way I roll) quiver of training, I have public information training (communications) and I’m about to go up for my Lean Six Sigma Green Belt interview – did Yellow Belt today. These two things rarely go together – but hey, if it helps with ORGANIZED FORWARD PROCESS, it’s all good.
[Pen/Pencil Review] Oopsie
Yeah. There was ground. There was running. There is no blog. There’s a bit of a new normal at work. One in which I’m a busy little beaver. I’m going to be at my desk for a sum total of 2 days (this morning, tomorrow afternoon, and Thursday). So… I have to figure out scheduling […]
[Writer Blog] ‘Tis the Season
For Hallmark Movies. While I’m in Maryland, I have access to the Hallmark Channel and a room to myself. So I’m decompressing from my class by having sappy Christmas movies playing in the background. And now apparently they have a Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel. THEY SO NEED AN APP! It’s one of those times […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] A Driveby Post from Maryland
As my social media followers know, I’m currently a long way from home. My Day Job has sent me to Maryland to do a week long training. My brain is full from today’s lectures and beginning exercises. It’s a solid day of SO MUCH INFORMATION. But it’s good. I am taking a class in Emmitsburg […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Sakura Grosso Ball Ballpoint Pen – 0.7 mm – Orange
Here we go. Pen review day. Woo hoo! Last one before Thanksgiving and doing a training week! Today’s pen was from my last order from JetPens. This is a Sakura Grosso Ballpoint Pen with orange accents and black ink. This is an interesting ballpoint pen. It’s a slightly wider than normal ballpoint that has a […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The OHTO Sharp Pencil – Forest Green – 0.5mm
It’s no secret that I have a wide-ranging love all kinds of writing instruments (or this blog wouldn’t exist). And I go through cycles where I want to write with a certain KIND of instrument. Gel pen, fountain pen, pencil… But when it comes to pencils – it’s sometimes more difficult. Mechanical pencils give a […]
[Writer Post] Moving Forward
I’ve tried to write this blog a couple of different times today. Neither one worked. I could write about the elections, but I won’t. I could write about the vitriol, the fear, and the anguish on my social media feeds, but I won’t. That would just be adding to the noise. Instead… lets talk about […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] G-Free Ballpoint Pen by Sailor – Mars
There’s one thing a writer needs to be able to do – write. Any time. Anywhere. At any angle. In any condition. I talked about the Power Tank a couple of weeks ago, now there’s another, Sailor has released an economical and convenient pressurized pen for “all-terrain†writing The G-Free. What’s kinda cool about these […]