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I found the oven timer

A couple of months ago I bought an oven timer so that I could use it to time my writing exercises and blog posts. I decided I needed to set a time limit on each project. I have some bad habits such as editing a piece while I'm writing and I thought that a timer would help me overcome this habit. I would help if I had put the timer where I could find it. The timer will also come in handy with the NaNoWriMo Prep Challenge.

The Prep Challenger began on October 1, since I couldn't find the oven timer I estimated the time by typing and keeping an eye on the clock on my computer. This doesn't work, as I found out on October 1, because it is distracting and once I begin writing I ignore the time and just keeping on typing. Unfortunately, I type longer then the fifteen minutes and this causes issues in other areas of my life; especially when it comes to giving Mom her list pill of the day. She is supposed to take the pill about 8:30 P.M. This also causes problems with my schedule because it makes me late if fixing breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Now that I have found the timer I can watch my schedule closer. I'm on a tight schedule when it comes to doing things around the house. I have to get some house work accomplished. Because of some physical issues, I can't do a very much at one sitting, but if I use the housework breaks to write then I can get more accomplished. I can rest for fifteen or twenty minutes between housework sessions. I'm not sure how long the housework sessions last because I attempt to work until I get tired. Perhaps I should see how long that is, but all I want to do is write and get some housework accomplished. This is as good a way to do it as I can figure.