Nanowrimo continues. It's inexorable, daunting, a clock tick-tick-ticking away. And even though I have started a new job and have even less free time than ever before, I'm in. I'm in and I'm doing well, having crossed 40k words last night. I hope to finish of the story this weekend, marking my 7th straight Nanowrimo "victory."
Seems like I haven't had time to relax. I'm spending any spare time writing or working (where I also write, but not novels unfortunately).
And I'm exercising a lot. Maybe too much.
When I mentioned catching my breath, I was being literal. The other day after a medium-sized workout (pushups, dips, crunches, exercise bike) I spent the whole day feeling like I couldn't catch my breath. I was worried about that, which made things even worse. I was even contemplating the dreaded D word (doctor).
But then I realized that I was incredibly stressed about my new job. Not that it's not stable or fun or rewarding -- I just have very high expectations for what I can do to contribute and after a whopping 5 days I didn't feel I was making enough headway.
I stepped back and put it all into perspective and then took the weekend off. Date night on Friday. No exercising Saturday or Sunday, only writing when I felt I wanted to, not when I felt I needed to. The result was a feeling of rejuvenation.
Monday I came to work with ideas and plans, things that would work, would make an impact.
Things aren't perfect, but I feel better prepared to tackle the bumps and take the bruises.
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You know, I think there's definitely something to be said for that old fashioned day of rest. We humans do have the tendency to go overboard, LOL. Congratulation on your progress on more than one front.
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