Well, like any good idea, no matter how well you plan, something always happens. My wonderful idea of scheduling a 2-4 hour window to go “elsewhere” to work on my projects has yet to happen. The first day I had planned to go to the library, I already had my laptop packed up and books in hand to leave and the phone rings; I have to attend an impromptu meeting regarding an issue that needed to be resolved ASAP. So unfortunately, I did not get to work on my writing projects that day.
The next day, I decided to actually put my 2-4 hour window on the work calendar to show that I was busy. Unfortunately, for that day, I had to attend an office meeting that lasted multiple hours and cut into my writing time. So I did not get to go that day as planned either.
So, on the third day, I decided that I would just put on my sound reduction headphones and tune out all of my office mates (there are four of us in one small office). This actually helped, for a little while. But having two new people in the same office, there are lots of questions and disruptions. I am the type of writer that once I get into a “groove” I hate to be disrupted. Once that occurs, it is hard for me to focus back on what I was writing.
So the moral of this story is that having your internship at the same place you work full time can be challenging. But I am still trying to get away to that quiet spot to get my projects done or just tune everyone out.
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