tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post4428270704094799288..comments2023-09-30T13:56:55.331+01:00Comments on Annalisa Crawford - Wake up, eat, write, sleep: Focus, goals, the Olympics and a IWSG reviewAnnalisa Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-58898922314417949912012-08-09T14:57:06.675+01:002012-08-09T14:57:06.675+01:00Hi Annalisa - I've been away and sort of took ...Hi Annalisa - I've been away and sort of took sometime off while I did some blog catching up ... and now am working towards next week and settling down to a 'new life'. Like you I'm now into losing some weight - slow but sure .. but am exercising twice a day - stretching and getting those bed-side muscles moving once again ... it'll take time, but once started then it'll be slow but sure - I hope .... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-69999143781329671132012-08-08T19:45:42.372+01:002012-08-08T19:45:42.372+01:00Reserve the 'hero' tag until the day I can...Reserve the 'hero' tag until the day I can say I've achieved them! :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-17609782589367456642012-08-08T19:42:49.964+01:002012-08-08T19:42:49.964+01:00I worry that one day handwriting will be obsolete ...I worry that one day handwriting will be obsolete because we'll have absolutely no need for it... which will be such a shame.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-40174012007857170442012-08-08T19:39:05.472+01:002012-08-08T19:39:05.472+01:00Thanks Charlie - I'll need luck with some of t...Thanks Charlie - I'll need luck with some of them at least!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-33461603056499257302012-08-08T19:36:02.814+01:002012-08-08T19:36:02.814+01:00It sounds like you've got everything on course...It sounds like you've got everything on course! Well done, you're where I want to be :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-68495423469720559982012-08-08T19:33:52.569+01:002012-08-08T19:33:52.569+01:00Once you get to the query/publishing stage writing...Once you get to the query/publishing stage writing really does take a back seat - it's important to keep writing, so you've got a follow-up ready to go when the first book is published!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-85307927292160592242012-08-08T19:26:04.322+01:002012-08-08T19:26:04.322+01:00I've been blundering around without goals for ...I've been blundering around without goals for a long time, and it's not been my most productive period. I'm glad I realised now and not later, or I might have wasted another year. Yes, the offline thing... what was I thinking including that!!?Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-81262490958685390242012-08-08T19:22:57.331+01:002012-08-08T19:22:57.331+01:00I wish I had your willpower. I know it gets easier...I wish I had your willpower. I know it gets easier, the longer you do it, but it's those first five years that would worry me :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-88716195730210584722012-08-08T19:20:41.806+01:002012-08-08T19:20:41.806+01:00I know, cake... mmmm :-) GB are having such a gre...I know, cake... mmmm :-) GB are having such a great games, it would be awful to look back on it and say I hadn't seen it... So I agree, it's our duty to support our countries! Mmmmm, cake...Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-13610318727196727822012-08-08T19:13:34.355+01:002012-08-08T19:13:34.355+01:00And yet I'll miss them when they're over.And yet I'll miss them when they're over.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-71408032947852292852012-08-08T19:10:52.311+01:002012-08-08T19:10:52.311+01:00I think that might be the toughest challenge - eve...I think that might be the toughest challenge - even ahead of cutting sugar and running!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-65871235768845697712012-08-08T19:05:52.140+01:002012-08-08T19:05:52.140+01:00And there I am struggling with 2... and 2 for you ...And there I am struggling with 2... and 2 for you is easy! I have a friend who has four kids as well, she finds just having two of them for any reason an utter joy.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-60170285192358875912012-08-08T18:51:02.857+01:002012-08-08T18:51:02.857+01:00That makes sense. My goals and dreams are pretty s...That makes sense. My goals and dreams are pretty separate. When I picture my dream it has a sea view, golden sand, a breeze blowing, and me writing at an antique desk. My goals are above, and not quite so romantic :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-3766779951701361542012-08-08T18:47:12.579+01:002012-08-08T18:47:12.579+01:00I love that suggestion about email. I'm defini...I love that suggestion about email. I'm definitely trying that, thanks Madeline.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-87980842898737229182012-08-08T18:43:49.397+01:002012-08-08T18:43:49.397+01:00I totally agree with you about the Olympics - I wa...I totally agree with you about the Olympics - I was never not interested, just thought I'd watch it if I had nothing else to do, but the TV hasn't been on anything else!<br /><br />The sugar goal is the most important for me, it's gotten to stupid levels, and I swore it wouldn't!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-63266572247407310562012-08-08T18:40:01.580+01:002012-08-08T18:40:01.580+01:00Oh yes, the major family-related changes should ce...Oh yes, the major family-related changes should certainly come first! Good luck with the writing. Those long breaks are tough to live through, but it's lovely to start up again.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-20782678655054399812012-08-08T18:34:41.277+01:002012-08-08T18:34:41.277+01:00Thanks Lynn. Although as a fitness instructor, I r...Thanks Lynn. Although as a fitness instructor, I really should point out that no one needs sugar, it's a vice we can all do without. (I know it's harder to do than say, that's why it's on my goal list!)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-88868356338901336802012-08-08T18:29:14.301+01:002012-08-08T18:29:14.301+01:00Weight gain can be so gradual you don't notice...Weight gain can be so gradual you don't notice. Good luck with your jump start!<br /><br />I'm so impressed with the Olympics too. GB have done so much better than I thought they would. I've loved this year - Jubilee, Olympics... We bought a Union Flag tea towel today :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-72497798330086381512012-08-08T18:18:31.530+01:002012-08-08T18:18:31.530+01:00But at least once the dissertation is done, and th...But at least once the dissertation is done, and the costumes are made, you'll have more time. Good luck with the sugar reduction though. We can do it!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-35378026310960691142012-08-08T18:13:11.746+01:002012-08-08T18:13:11.746+01:00When I read them back to myself, I realised how ha...When I read them back to myself, I realised how hard it would be - especially as I've just had the worst week of eating... oops!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-399383629178754452012-08-08T18:07:59.857+01:002012-08-08T18:07:59.857+01:00I found keeping my goals to myself made it perfect...I found keeping my goals to myself made it perfectly acceptable to completely ignore them and cheat! No more cheating!<br /><br />My gym routine is quite likely to kill me off - I beast my clients, and now I'm beasting myself... it's only fair :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-72300332043872457082012-08-08T18:02:06.113+01:002012-08-08T18:02:06.113+01:00I realised I had no goals at all, so all the Olymp...I realised I had no goals at all, so all the Olympic talk it really spurred me on - all those athletes who knew 4 or 6 years ago where they'd be in 2012 really inspired me.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-89437784478509072802012-08-08T17:57:16.009+01:002012-08-08T17:57:16.009+01:00Lol - I'm curious too! It'll definitely be...Lol - I'm curious too! It'll definitely be challenging, but I've bought notebooks in preparation.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-27607453711561663362012-08-08T17:51:35.196+01:002012-08-08T17:51:35.196+01:00Thanks Julie - it's so easy to turn 'check...Thanks Julie - it's so easy to turn 'checking email' into an hour (or more) long session, isn't it?Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-45894542260848875922012-08-08T14:10:16.081+01:002012-08-08T14:10:16.081+01:00Oh you're putting me to shame here...I can bar...Oh you're putting me to shame here...I can barely manage some lousy 15 minutes on a tread mill every day. Congrats, you're my hero :).unikornahttp://unikorna.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com