AUTHOR'S CORNER;

GETTING OVER SEPTEMBER!

Well, you've done it, you've managed to survive the summer holidays and have endured many a distracting moment with your little ones!  The worst of it is now over as the schools open up their gates and welcome those lovelies back into the folds of education! Your literary nightmare (that's writer's block in lay man's terms) has finally come to an end and may I add, you have not once threatened to kill, maim or destroy any of your children; you have remained calm and ever sweet, always smiling and eternally maternal!  Of course there have been times when you have been left feeling a little frustrated and slightly irritated.  There have been times when it seemed easier to give up on life altogether!  As you pondered your fate to your mother over a soppy telephone conversation.  

But in the main, you have survived the trauma of summer holidays and have managed to come out of it unscathed and more importantly without a criminal record!  And on the plus side, your kids survived!!

So now that the kids are safely back at...

And you have regained your sanity. Surely now is the time to relax?

But wait, something is wrong....the house is quiet, and there are no demands on you, yet you still feel tired, sticky and harassed; your hair feels greasy and your skin feels oily, no doubt all that residue from being constantly touched, kissed and hugged by those lovely, lovely KIDS!!! Basically over summer you have turned into an old frumpy hag!!  


And no amount of coffee can fix it for you!  Let's face it, the kids have ruined you!

And your attempts at writing are useless, cos you just got nothing left to give!  And that bloody clock ticks ever so slowly and all you can do is ponder on how once you used to be a writer!!

OKAY, LET'S FORGET ABOUT WRITING AND TRY AND GET YOU BACK ON TRACK!

1. Come on, give up the smoking; you know you have to!  By giving up, not only will you feel better, you'll look better, have heaps of energy and a lot more money.  Remember, you are the writer not the cigarette, you can still create without that little white stick!

2.  Clean that house for God's Sake!  No wonder you feel sticky and yucky!  No matter how many baths you take, if the house is dirty, you'll feel dirty!

3.  It is high time you started that diet, you know very well that the summer has not been kind on your waistline!

4.  A little exercise will go a long way and it will clear your mind, energize you and trim that bottom!

5.  Set your alarm clock to wake up early each day, the kids may be old enough to get themselves ready, but it is also important that you start your day in the day!

6.  Light meditation and 'me' time is a good idea; it will help you focus.

7. Dah! eat healthy!  How else is your brain going to function?

8.  Refrain from chatting on the telephone.  It is a means to hide from facing your work!

9.  Time to look human again, visit the hairdresser and DO SOMETHING about your hair!!!

10.  There is nothing, nothing at all, like retail therapy!

11.  Get back into light reading, it will get your brain working again.

12.  Just sit at your desk for half an hour each day, it will get you familiar with it again.

13.  But do not play computer games; this will only get you into bad habits!

14.  Take time out and meet the girls!  You'll be amazed at the inspiration you will get from gossiping with women! 

15.  Make sure that whenever you are at your desk (even if you are not writing) nobody disturbs you!

16.  Just write whatever and whenever you feel like writing; the creative juices are there somewhere, they just need to be put back on the stove to simmer and cook!