#putinthetime

"Muck the stalls. Scrub the water troughs. Sweep the aisle. Stay late for the vet. Wrap the legs and roll the polos. Put in the time getting to know each horse individually. Above all, work hard because it's definitely worth it."✨💕 Reflections from Winter circuit 2019, by Olivia Henriques, and photo by Meg McGuire Photography. #putinthetime #pathtohorsemanship #walkedinhours #notmiles #horsemanship #horseinsurance #horseworkshandlesit https://www.instagram.com/p/ByDoIqYJdZL/?igshid=t17lavzrogo7

Day 85: gonna burn off that cake from last night somehow! Put in that work! #latenightworkout #putinthetime #swimnight #cardioworkout #meditate #workout #pray #loseweight #giveeverythingeveryday (at Bryan Glazer Family JCC) https://www.instagram.com/dylanccrain/p/Bvkw9oWlIGz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7opd5swjsj90

I stopped procrastinating from writing by 7ish last night and wrour two mediocre sentences. I then paced, walked around, texted friends, watched the end of Unbreakable, online shopped (but didn’t buy anything... so online browsed?), I then wrote like three more sentences, and then I stared at the screen for a really long time. It was SUPER frustrating, annoying, and irritating. (It didn’t help that it was Saturday night and I imagined everyone else out having fun in Vegas and on party buses!) So I rationalized and made excuses for myself... and then it occurred to me... Maybe I just don’t want to write what I need to write right now. (How’s that for a tongue twister?!) Maybe I want to work on something new. (My editors, producers, agents are all rolling their eyes right now... luckily not all of them are on IG, haha!) So I do just that. I work on a new idea, which may go nowhere or may turn into my next novel. Who the F knows? But what counts is I put words on a page. The point of this story is that writing is hard and writer’s moods are capricious. And sure i’m super fortunate to make a living as a writer, but it isn’t easy. I know you’re waiting to hear that by writing something new I decluttered my brain and was able to work on my actual assignment and it was brilliant. Yeah, not even close. I called it for the night at midnight and got into bed and read someone else’s book. Reading helps! Good books are inspiring. But today’s a new day... and I woke up at 5:20AM and tried to pretend to be asleep until my dog figured out I was faking it and she demanded to be let out on the balcony... where I found this incredible pink sunrise... And then I wrote and finished my assignment?! Nope! But I’m at my desk and going to try again now, right after I finish procrastinating on Insta. • • • • #writingishard #working #wecansaveusall #nothingiseasy #putinthetime #trytrytry #writesomethingnew #practicemakesperfect #practicemakesprogress #writer #author #yaauthor #writerlife #inspirationalquote #readbooks #readeverything #creativelife #writehardplayhard (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs3RTOQA8ph/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2xnl2ludamxg

You never know how hard someone had to work to achieve greatness.