tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post8316692252625672909..comments2023-10-01T14:22:47.269+01:00Comments on A Likely Story: Keep Going Shell and Imposter SyndromeTeresa Ashbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-5621610219666051922014-11-03T16:16:40.092+00:002014-11-03T16:16:40.092+00:00It does feel like a right we have to earn doesn...It does feel like a right we have to earn doesn't it :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-10258458217714601902014-11-03T14:49:40.288+00:002014-11-03T14:49:40.288+00:00Love the Scallop shells and all things beachified ...Love the Scallop shells and all things beachified but oh, how I can empathise with that article! I like to think that by walking down the garden just to see whether that is a leaf or a piece of paper blowing across the grass, getting the chores done and walking the dogs, I am winning the right to sit down and write and not just putting off the moment. Yes, I know that imposter feeling too - we are a sorry lot then eh? ;-)Deborah Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261449936843388583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-10060074354270476902014-10-29T07:41:06.331+00:002014-10-29T07:41:06.331+00:00Sometimes it's cold and inhospitable and when ...Sometimes it's cold and inhospitable and when it's being really mean, I wish I was four hours away, Nicola, but on good days I wouldn't want to be far from it :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-60403123348846635622014-10-29T07:32:42.258+00:002014-10-29T07:32:42.258+00:00Yes, I love them being naughty - it's when the...Yes, I love them being naughty - it's when they're not naughty I worry as it means something is wrong xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-23398665430056362472014-10-29T07:32:02.751+00:002014-10-29T07:32:02.751+00:00Oh yes, he does sit on the shoulder doesn't he...Oh yes, he does sit on the shoulder doesn't he, Sally. Annoying little creature :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-90563292750949150992014-10-29T07:31:20.553+00:002014-10-29T07:31:20.553+00:00Glad you ignore it, Wendy. I didn't realise it...Glad you ignore it, Wendy. I didn't realise it was something teachers would get! xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-47036059860739935352014-10-29T07:30:27.242+00:002014-10-29T07:30:27.242+00:00Thank you, Rosemary. Perhaps we need a Procrastina...Thank you, Rosemary. Perhaps we need a Procrastination Support Group :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-9589116311827165522014-10-29T07:29:45.598+00:002014-10-29T07:29:45.598+00:00I'm glad it wasn't just me that didn't...I'm glad it wasn't just me that didn't know they were scallops, Joanna :-) Complete ones are very rare aren't they xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-86263633145464667972014-10-28T20:40:36.359+00:002014-10-28T20:40:36.359+00:00Oh, I think I would spend a lot of time procrastin...Oh, I think I would spend a lot of time procrastinating if a beautiful beach was on my doorstep. Unfortunately, the nearest one is a four hour drive away. No excuses for me then. Doh!Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-44707500702092724922014-10-27T18:49:00.298+00:002014-10-27T18:49:00.298+00:00Lovely pictures, Teresa, and naughty and naughtier...Lovely pictures, Teresa, and naughty and naughtier can be as naughty as they like, because they're so cute........ xxxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-19732144561901145982014-10-27T16:52:42.679+00:002014-10-27T16:52:42.679+00:00It's that gremlin on our shoulder that gives u...It's that gremlin on our shoulder that gives us imposter syndrome. Push it off and the words will flow! (Says she who finds it so difficult to do herself ...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-34530738332314921712014-10-27T15:33:39.585+00:002014-10-27T15:33:39.585+00:00I used to get imposter syndrome when I was a teach...I used to get imposter syndrome when I was a teacher too - I've learnt to ignore it now.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-49754650372263890712014-10-27T11:27:16.786+00:002014-10-27T11:27:16.786+00:00Love those photos of sea life, Teresa, and reading...Love those photos of sea life, Teresa, and reading about them here. As for procrastinating - I'm one of the best at that!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-10315619054900347182014-10-27T10:06:51.889+00:002014-10-27T10:06:51.889+00:00I've convinced myself that procrastinating is ...I've convinced myself that procrastinating is a part of the writing process. While checking my emails for the millionth time, that eureka moment is bound to arrive and set me off in the right direction.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to this lovely article - fascinating reading and definitely not part of this morning's procrastination process at all.<br /><br />Lovely pictures, Teresa. Those beautiful shells are my favourite kind. I didn't know they were scallop shells and I've only ever found one that was complete. xxJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-681220376519574792014-10-26T15:50:56.000+00:002014-10-26T15:50:56.000+00:00I'm afraid I even procrastinate myself away fr...I'm afraid I even procrastinate myself away from housework these days, Maggie. I'm so very good at it xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-25059290266132684982014-10-26T15:44:28.351+00:002014-10-26T15:44:28.351+00:00That's a very good point, Patsy :-) xThat's a very good point, Patsy :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-88868347436714048212014-10-26T14:02:17.393+00:002014-10-26T14:02:17.393+00:00I have a book to read, a story to write, some croc...I have a book to read, a story to write, some crochet squares to finish, but I'm here procrastinating. The only thing I can get on with without any procrastination at all is, wait for it, the housework!! If that isn't done, then I can't do anything else. I did, of course, do that earlier on this morning!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-5306663466430403602014-10-26T10:14:18.822+00:002014-10-26T10:14:18.822+00:00I think you're right about writers being good ...I think you're right about writers being good procrastinators. As for the imposter thing, I suspect it's because basically we make it all up. Do that in most other fields and sooner or later you'll get caught out but somehow, up until now at least, writers have been getting away with it.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-44876048215336574462014-10-26T07:08:43.111+00:002014-10-26T07:08:43.111+00:00Ha ha well someone had to say it, Gary :-) xHa ha well someone had to say it, Gary :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-72789698366668407062014-10-26T07:07:34.424+00:002014-10-26T07:07:34.424+00:00That's what we all say, Carol ;-) xThat's what we all say, Carol ;-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-19954639892870846332014-10-25T23:26:00.974+01:002014-10-25T23:26:00.974+01:00Hi Teresa,
No, you are not imagining this! Hello...Hi Teresa,<br /><br />No, you are not imagining this! Hello and oops. Had to reread what you wrote. Oh, you wrote an " extra-large cockle." :)<br /><br />I'm heading off to the Procrastination workshop. Nah, maybe tomorrow, or the next day, or.....<br /><br />Nice one, Teresa.<br /><br />Gary :) xklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-9032574329195204872014-10-25T19:10:45.589+01:002014-10-25T19:10:45.589+01:00Seeing your foot next to that jellyfish I now real...Seeing your foot next to that jellyfish I now realise how big it is!<br /><br />Love the 'restful' picture, Teresa. :-)<br /><br />My excuse for procrastination is: I may not look like I'm doing anything, but my brain is working- honest. :DCarolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-86179715442722276672014-10-25T18:08:50.885+01:002014-10-25T18:08:50.885+01:00Me too, Frances xMe too, Frances xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-61016647481820834262014-10-25T18:08:38.363+01:002014-10-25T18:08:38.363+01:00Yes, indeed xYes, indeed xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-17241951242358857812014-10-25T18:07:56.160+01:002014-10-25T18:07:56.160+01:00It seems to get worse and worse - a cure would be ...It seems to get worse and worse - a cure would be grand :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.com