This month, as I did last year, I’m participating in the AtoZ Blogging Challenge. The first post is A, the next is B and so on every day this month, except Sundays. Last year, my theme was Scotland. This year, my theme is The Writing Life. Check back here every day this month to follow along and find out what I’ve learned in the last year. For instance:
E is for Ergonomics – Face it. We spend hours in the same chair, staring at the same screen, typing on the same keyboard. Sitting in the same position.
Can you spell repetitive stress injury?
Unfortunately, I can. I’m battling carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar (elbow – funnybone) nerve damage from my dedication to BICHOK (Butt in Chair, Hands on Keyboard) and a tendency to lean on my left elbow.
Do yourself a favor and get away from the desk every once in a while. Stand up. Move around. Forget the big, wooden executive desk and get one that you can adjust up and down. Ditto for the chair. You’re an author. These are your tools, just the same as pen and paper. You’re going to spend hours a day for (probably) the rest of your life with them, so get the best you can afford and remember to take a break — often.
This month, as I did last year, I’m participating in the AtoZ Blogging Challenge. The first post is A, the next is B and so on every day this month, except Sundays. Last year, my theme was Scotland. This year, my theme is The Writing Life. Check back here every day this month to follow along and find out what I’ve learned in the last year. For instance:
Good Advice, Willa.
Thanks for the reminder–I needed it. It’s a beautiful day outside, so I think I will go sit out there for awhile.