As the weather has gotten colder I love having an open fire in the lounge. Even the smell makes me feel cosy and warm. Last night I sat next to the fire with our lovely lodger, Rhi, while we both worked on our laptops. No sound except the tapping of our keyboards and the crackle of the fire.

It’s also a distraction! I was supposed to be editing my novel again and replying to Cadence related emails. Instead I put the laptop aside every few minutes to prod at it and feed more cardboard into it! (Hence all the ash in the picture.)

I don’t know about you but procrastination is a big challenge and throw a fire in the mix and I’ve got ample reason to get distracted! Add the cat and there’s no chance of getting work done.

So how do you overcome distraction and procrastination? In my case you don’t be the one in charge of keeping the fire going! I’m not good at it! Next you shut the cat out of the room, and lastly set yourself a target. For me last night it was to get to page 200 in my novel editing. I didn’t quite succeed but there’s always tomorrow.