Writer's Block Sabbatical

 

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(Yep, I got the writer's block...who would have thought that would ever happen to me?)

Do you ever have days where you feel like your energy and motivation level is just being sucked dry?  That is how I have been feeling for a couple of weeks.  I have so much on my plate lately; with taking care of my family, home, school (both mine and homeschool), blogging, and all of the other extra social things I try to keep up with, it is causing me to become very overwhelmed and over taxed.  So, I am simplifying!  As of today I am taking a sabbatical from blogging and other social networking.  I have done this in the past and it helped to de-stress my life and bring back my focus. 

I can’t afford to take a break from school right now because the G.I. Bill is paying our rent, but I am finding that my time is way over taxed with all kinds of different writing, so much so that I am actually beginning to dislike writing.  Every five weeks I have to write a 10 page research paper for each class, and between the writing I do for my blog, facebook, and emails, I am battling horrible writers block and an inability to concentrate when I try to write my research papers. 

Per the advice of a past instructor, whom I adore and highly respect, I have decided that I need to focus my writing efforts on my research papers and other written assignments for now.  I need to set aside specific time to accomplish my school work, and that means I need to cut out things that are stealing that time away.  While I love blogging, I am finding it more and more difficult to write for it right now.  It is like all of a sudden I am scatterbrained…very frustrating.  So, since I cannot stop school right now, the best thing for me to do is step away from extra writing for a while.

I do hope that my faithful readers will understand my current situation and keep me in prayer as I push through my difficulties in writing for class.  I don’t want my GPA to suffer anymore than it has.  In a year I have gone from a 4.0 to a 3.0, and if I continue on the way I have been, it will most certainly dip lower than that. 

In the meantime, feel free to browse through past posts, or take a break yourself and focus on something that might need your attention.  Either way, I pray that all we do glorifies God alone!

Soli Deo Gloria!

Serving God and My Family,

Crystal <>< (SAHM)