When do I choose to post to my teaching blog? When I have a stack of marking and little time before report cards, that's when! Yeah, that's right students: teachers procrastinate too. The trick you learn with experience is to give yourself lots of "lead" time so that when you go to work, you have time to clean your work space, organize your email inbox, sort your work, find your favourite pens, and yes – post to your blog. Once all those things are done and you've been effectively "getting ready to work" for an hour, you'll feel all ready to actually get some work done.
Marking, much like student work, can actually be enjoyable, but you first need to put yourself in a space that encourages focus. Today, mine is my wife's office in downtown Ottawa. Big windows, quiet (and wordless) piano music, natural lighting, and plenty of space. Most importantly: I am far from home's many (fun) distractions. If you find it hard or even painful ("I'd so much rather be doing X!") to work at home, give working from a library, a park, or even a coffee shop a try. You may find it transforms the "things that need doing" from a pain to a pleasure.
Marking, much like student work, can actually be enjoyable, but you first need to put yourself in a space that encourages focus. Today, mine is my wife's office in downtown Ottawa. Big windows, quiet (and wordless) piano music, natural lighting, and plenty of space. Most importantly: I am far from home's many (fun) distractions. If you find it hard or even painful ("I'd so much rather be doing X!") to work at home, give working from a library, a park, or even a coffee shop a try. You may find it transforms the "things that need doing" from a pain to a pleasure.