(I must admit, though, that the real reason I go to Philadelphia as often as I do is the gelato store that is a half-hour walk from my friends' house. This time we had orange-cardamom and bittersweet chocolate.)
Monday, March 09, 2009
I must admit I'm a bit tired of looking at my computer
This weekend was my first writing retreat. I have a friend in Philly who's also trying to work on her dissertation (although she's a bit further along than me), and we've decided to spend about a weekend a month at our very own writing retreats. This time I drove up there on Friday night and we had a terrific evening catching up. Then we worked all day Saturday and all day Sunday. I wrote the most I've ever written in one day, I think. And it's nice to have a buddy working nearby: you know you can't stop working because someone will notice, and you have someone to decompress with at the end of the day.
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Did you walk to get your treat? You probably needed to stretch at that point. I need to find someone to work with me like that. What a motivator.
Yup, we walked for 1-2 hours each day. I was so desperate to get out of the house and away from my work during the breaks that I didn't even mind that I was exercising.
what a fantastic idea!
I love this idea. And it sounds very productive!
I'm so glad this worked out. I think it could have gone either way given your buddy - there's always the danger that having a buddy there will encourage me to just chat more and work less. Good Job!!
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