This week I’ve been sick, REALLY sick, sicker than I’ve been in years sick. Well, you get the idea.

Like you, I set my goals high for the year. I jumped into the Ezine Articles 100 articles in levitra price 100 days challenge. I was on-track with my articles. I’d outlined a series of blog posts. Then WHAM!

A dear friend reminded me that sometimes we need to give our bodies a chance to catch up with our minds. If we don’t slow down, our bodies find a way to force us.

So, I’ve been cocooned, wrapped up in my soft ,cuddly robe, usually with my soft, sometimes cuddly cockatoo, resting, healing, and skimming. Since I’ve been unable to concentrate on too much for too long, I’ve been watching SHORT videos, listening to SHORT audios, and scanning articles and blogs.

While I’ve been ingesting snippets of information, I’ve been getting ideas and taking notes for my own work. I’ve gotten ideas for blog posts, articles, teleseminars, audios, and videos.

I’ve posted comments Erection packs. Viagra, Livitra… on some of the blogs I’ve read. This is a great way to build relationships and connect with new readers. I love becoming part of conversations all over the net.

As my energy returns, I’ll be able to write the articles and posts that I’ve planned. That is much easier than trying to come up with ideas and write at the same time. While I’ve rested, my mind has been busy at work fleshing out my notes. I will still be able to keep up with the 100 article challenge.

The lessons I’ve learned are

• Listen to 5 mg paxil viagra buy online cheap your body.
  • Slow down before you HAVE to.
• Take time to relax and gather new ideas.
  • (Smell the roses too.)
• Write down all your ideas.
  • The palest ink is stronger than the best memory.
• When your energy starts returning, use it to heal first.
  • Jumping back to work too fast leads to relapse.
• Even if you can’t talk, you can still maintain relationships.
  • Emails, blog comments, forum posts, Twitter, and chats all work well without using your voice.
• Sometimes it’s better to be still and listen.
  • Give the universe a chance to bring you what you need.

Even though this illness has delayed my planned teleseminar series, I’ll be better prepared for it when I can talk again.

Make sure you don’t miss the calls.  Put your email address in the opt-in box on the right. You’ll receive an email announcement in your inbox.

How do you make your downtime productive? Leave a comment and share your techniques,

Write on,

Lynn

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Here’s a sample video I made from one of my EZA articles. It took less than 5 minutes to come up with this version.  I did a slight bit of customization. I could do more, or I could use their original version.

They now have a blog with helpful articles which make creating and using videos even easier. One blog post told me how to resize the video so I didn’t lose the right side. You can compare it to the original size Article Video Robot video in this post.

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The links to AVR are affiliate Kamagra cheapest links. That means if you purchase through my link, I will get a commission on the sale. However, your cost will be the same. If you do buy from my link, email me at lcjordan@gmail.com and put Article Video Robot in the subject for a report with tips on making better videos with Article order levitra Video Robot.

If you’ve tried AVR and have tips to share, please leave a comment below.

Write on,

Lynn Jordan

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NaNoWriMo 2009 has kicked off. Some people are shooting ahead and some are lagging behind. Whatever your status, just keep going. NaNo is a great way to get some words out of your head and down on your favorite levitra 10mg medium.

The 40 mg zocor NaNoWriMo forums are a great place to get ideas, inspiration, and encouragement. I love the technology forum, since I can always find new toys…I mean tools.

Here purchase cheap viagra online are links to some of them.

NaNoWriMo Report Card for Google docs Save the report card to your google docs. This is a handy way to access your spreadsheet from any location.

NaNoWriMo Report Card for Open Office If you are running Open Office, this report card file is for you.

Standard NaNoWRiMo Report Card for Excel This is from the guy who is kind enough to create a new one every year.

Write or Die website A great website Best online prescription to get you to keep writing. Terrible consequences happen when you stop before you reach your goals.

Now Write or Die has a desktop version. It lets you write while you are off-line. It also lets you challenge others to word wars. Of course you have to be online to issue a challenge. It only costs $10 and is well worth it.

Your internal editor should already be on vacation. He/she/it will have plenty of work after NaNoWriMo is over.

Your internal critic should get lost and stay lost. Your characters’ voices should be the only ones in your head.

No matter what your preferred method, keep putting those words down and moving your story forward.

Drop me a note and tell me about your favorite NaNoWriMo technology.

Write on,

Lynn