Ever have one of those days? I really have to move my desk. As it sits right now I get to look out the window. I have to be honest and tell you that is a bit distracting. It’s gorgeous out there, and I just want to find an activity that leads me outside to play. The outside seems to call to me, write later, come out and play now.

That would be easy, but the temptation is to play now and then play later as well. Finding a routine is essential if you are a WAHM. Now I know we became WAHMs because of the flexibility, but … sometimes we need routines too. Routines help us to get things done. They help us meet our goals and accomplish what we set out to every morning.

So it is time for me to move my desk. It’s time for me to establish a new routine for my new home. It’s time for me to get up and get moving, in the writing sense. Time for me to establish some daily writing goals.

RIght now I am working on some PLR packets. These are kind of fun. I have some great articles coming out that will have summer time themes that will work well for fall as well. I love these kind of themes. I get to play on my education as an aromatherapist and a nutritional counselor. That makes life so grand. I get to write about what I love. That should inspire me to write huh?

Have a great day. Remember Routines are GOOD!

First off can you believe there is only this monday and next and then we will be in June? Time is just whirling around us isn’t it?

My mom tells me I work best under pressure. That when the time comes closer to a deadline the better at work that I get. Well this week I hope she is right!

7 days from today the movers will arrive to pack up my household belongings. That same day I have a writing deadline. Talk about crunch time!

Do deadlines motivate you? I am not the procrastinator I know some of my family members are, but I do have to admit I do have a tendency to put things off.

That being said some of my best work has come about when I know that I just have to get it done. What is it that motivates so many of us to do our best work under the gun?

Recently chatting to a friend online I have told her that after this move I will not be so disorganized in my life and business once I move. And I really do have this as a goal. To space out both my housework and my writing work to avoid this “last minute surge of activity”. How will this affect my creativity? Will it affect my creativity?

These are all things that I am going to be looking into, and more than writing about as I face this issue in the future. Until then, how does working under pressure motivate you? or do you not work well under pressure???

Have a great week! And stay motivated!

I was approached by a potential client. Now let me start by saying this is nothing against this person. I am sure they mean well. They wanted to know if I was available to write for them. I replied that I was and to let me know what kind of project they would like.

When they emailed me back I was floored. I write for what I think is a reasonable rate. I offer discounts for clients that use my services on a regular basis and have been known to offer a discount to those who need it. That being said the rate this client offered was phenomenally low. That is ok. I understand that everyone has a budget and there may have been things that I have no idea of why they wanted to offer such a low fee.

But …

What amazed me was the fact they said they had other ghost writer on the project at this price already. This amazes me.

I put a lot into my writing and I value my time. That people are willing to write for pennies saddens me. I am sure that these other writers put just as much into their writing as I do, but are not putting the value on their work and their time.

When writing online I have learned a lot. The first thing I learned is that if you don’t value what you do, others aren’t going to either. Be proud of what you do. Write with confidence and command a fair price. People may want to bargain with you for a price, but you can usually work out a deal. Maybe take a dollar less but have the client commit to a few more articles. There are ways to work with a client about price, but don’t accept less than what you are worth.

Another thing I have learned is there are a ton of people out there that will undervalue your work. I do a lot of writing for free. Well not really free. I write for directories and my own sites. This pays off by getting my name out there. So I am working for myself really, so I am not working for free. Work for yourself, but don’t work for peanuts!

Value your time and your talent! Your worth it! Don’t be afraid to say no. Don’t be afraid to stick to your guns and work with a client to work out a deal that is fair to both of you!

Stepping down off my soap box to start writing now. This really has me inspired to write a few articles this morning about this very topic! Stay tuned!!!!