#workdilemma

If I could have your attention for a sec, I'd like to talk about this #workdilemma I have. (On a sidenote, isn't it interesting how using hashtags in front of particular words to emphasize its importance is becoming "a thing" these days? .... Right, I'm veering off-course again.)

It's been a week since I did that interview for an article to be published in our next issue. Bear in mind that I did it on the last day of work before this week-long holiday, and also, when I was feeling sleepy as all hell. Seriously. I think I even yawned one or two times in front of her, and ugh it's so impolite. Ever since then, I keep telling myself I wanted to finish writing this article before Eid al-Fitr.

Instead, look at me... as predicted, I just can't concentrate at home. I can't get any work done. It's Sunday, and I'll be going back to work on Tuesday. Anyway, it's not that big a deal because it's only for about 3 pages, even less, depending on the layout. What is so hard about this is to get started. FYI, I only started and finished transcribing the whole interview yesterday. So now, here I am... trying to finish this damn-not-big-a-deal article of 3 pages.

FYI again - my least favorite kind of article to write is the interview ones. Why? Simply because I hate transcribing. Listening back and forth, and having to listen to my own voice as well, is terrible. I don't know why I ever fantasized on becoming a Hollywood actress when I was younger :-/  That alone, along with the fact that my ADD tends to rear its head when I'm home and procrastinating, makes this article hard to write.

But other than that - when it comes to actually writing the article at hand, I quite like it. Meaning, that I try very hard to make the interviewee as interesting as possible through my words and phrasing. It's especially interesting when it's a 'random' person, everyday-girl, that I'm interviewing. They are, honestly, far more of a challenge to write about. I mean, how could you make the person reading your article be as INTO the person as you are? If you write about a celebrity, you could write anything and people would probably still read it. There's that shock-and-aww, pull-and-push, kind of factor when you write about a celebrity. People would naturally be drawn to your piece.

I'm still on my first page now. Target is to get it done by 3pm. In less than two hours. ... I chose instead to blab about it here but I needed to get all of that out of my chest. HAH. OKAY OKAY I'M REALLY DONE NOW.

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