Deb Smouse

I haven’t exactly written anything today, my mind is still going 90 to nothing and jumping topics.   It’s Writer’s Block in some ways, but not quite the same.  I can’t focus long enough to write much more than a sentence today.   I think because I am tired….since I didn’t go to bed until after [...]

I read a really great article in the April 2008 issue of The Writer about Writer’s Block and working around and past it. It talked a good deal about what I see about my block, for my writing right now, and that is emotional blocks. When you write about things the way I [...]

I’m at the airport…..it’s one of those weeks….busy - but those who know me best know that I prefer to be busy.
Last weekend, I worked and read.  This weekend, I worked on stuff that no one will see the results of for a month or so.  It’s one of those things - what many folks [...]

The journey I’ve been on has been certainly has been leading me to spending my time on things that I enjoy. I want more from my life than just going to work and coming home. I want things that feed my intellect…speak to my creative soul….and challenge my gypsy leanings.
All Things Girl [...]

Earlier this year (or was it last year?), Lor recommended a book by David Allen called “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity”. Since I tend to have spells of too much on my plate….and want to get more done each day, I looked into it. It’s a truly fabulous [...]

When I was a little girl, you could go into the 7-11 and get a Hershey for twenty-five cents. There was just something about those little squares….breaking the bars apart until there were a dozen tiny chocolates in the foil wrapper just for me.
Sometimes, I would toss them in my mouth…quickly chew…and swallow so [...]

I have been having an identity crisis. a career crisis.
What it all boils down to…to be honest…is a struggle to find - and be true to - myself.
I was the happiest…most authentic me….when I settled into my former career. I used my planning skills to their fullest by planning appointments and travel schedules. [...]

I am hoping for a quiet yet productive day today. I don’t have to travel this week, and I have some backed-up work to do for my main client (I hate typing up meeting minutes) and I need to do my weekly billings.
Mainly, though, I need to get some writing done. I have [...]

I try…try…try to follow good routines. My body wakes up around the same time every day - no matter how late I went to bed….or how early. But when it comes to true routines, that’s about the only thing I have on a consistent basis.
Of course, I have my travel rituals and routines [...]