Alrighty folks, a little more upbeat in this post! I spoke to my therapist about feeling stuck, she brought up setting a schedule and giving myself points for each achievement – I’m not doing the points thing but just having a basic, bare bones schedule of what I needed to do each week has made all the difference. Yeah, I know, most people have heard of this “keep a schedule” business, but I am just learning to use this skill. So far, for 1 week, it seems to be working, well, it seems to be having me working, which is even better. So here it is, my voice-over schedule:
- Mondays: Full Episodes of “Some Things About Mary” (STAM) Released, “Mary Likes To Talk…” Episode research, website maintenance
- Tuesdays: Research entries for next episode, more “Mary Likes To Talk…” (MLTT…) research
- Wednesdays: Write next episode and trailer, record trailer, more “MLTT…” research
- Thursdays: Release trailer for next STAM episode, record “MLTT…”, website maintenance, full episode prep
- Fridays: Release “MLTT…”, website maintenance, full-episode prep
- Saturdays: No working!!
- Sundays: Record full STAM episode, edit
I’m trying to keep myself accountable, website maintenance is blog posting and ensuring all videos are up to date on my website.
You may have noticed the “Mary’s Fun Facts” menu has changed to “Mary Likes To Talk…” which is the same fun fact series, just packaged differently because well, I like to talk. I’ll have some new intro music to go with the new series name.
Staying motivated is the hardest, but I do think having a set schedule – something that breaks it all down into bite sized pieces rather than one massive overwhelming sandwich.
Mary Maxine 