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Day 2,751: Close

Close to finishing this work project. Frustrated that I’m not there yet, and while yes, I did juuuuust say I’m close…there’s still quite a bit of work to do. Blerg. I won’t finish late. But I wanted to finish early.

Writing was dope this morning. I’m in the groove with it. It’s really, really interesting…I truly only find a character once I actually start writing them. This chapter I’m is introducing someone. I thought they were a certain way when I was outlining and character sketching…and n...

Day 2,750: Day 2 is Always Harder

The second day/week/whatever is always the hardest, in my experience. You’re tired on the second day. The rush of the first day is gone, and the reality of what new thing you’ve decided to do sets in: it’s going to be a lot of hard work.

I still crushed it today. Well, maybe not crushed…but I did my shit. And yes, I was tired.

I get the phrase “youth is wasted on the young.” See…I knew it was going to be harder today than it was yesterday. It didn’t phase me because of that. I expected it,...

Day 2,749: A Banner Day

Today…was amazing.

It was amazing, because it was what I want “normal” to be…and normal is within my grasp.

I woke up on time. Ohhhhh did I hate it. But, I did it. I did my little workout, which got my blood flowing and made me less tired, and then I grabbed my iPad, went to my office, and I sat down to write.

Shoutout to my writing partner: I’d sent him what I’d worked on outline-wise, and stated my intentions to finish a second draft of it…and he wrote me back to say that was all fine...

Day 2,748: Back on Track

I had a super productive day for a Sunday. I got my sh*t done. Thank lord.

Really hoping for a more normal week this coming week. For right now, just trying to kick that off in style. Get up on time. Do my writing. Rock my Netflix work. Try to pick up an extra task or two during the day…chill in the evening. That’s the dream.

Wish me luck.

In that regard…it’s sleepy time. I’m still a little wound up from the day, so I’m going to have to read for a bit, I think. Pups are ready to sleep. ...

Day 2,747: Umbrella

Have to make the entry a quick one tonight, because it’s already way past bed time and I got sucked into watching and reading about Tom Holland’s “Umbrella” Lip Sync Battle performance. It aired 4 years ago, apparently, lol.

If you have seen it, it’s a must watch. It’s brilliant what skilled dancing can do. And Holland is literally a pro.

Had a great day! I did, in fact, get up early and do my writing! Going to do it again tomorrow, since I only got in one hour, but it was a legitimately g...

Day 2,746: Boom

Ended the day just now with great news! Can’t say exactly what, but proud of my bear

Proud, too, of our friends Arg and Kristen! They’re in the process of buying a house, and we got to go over and see it. It’s close! And it’s so cute. Big step forward for them, for sure, and I couldn’t be more proud of them.

Work was great today. Got shit done. Slept in a little because of podcasting last night, but I’m going to make up my missed writing session by getting my ass up early tomorrow! Which ...

Day 2,745: Superpower

My writing super power, the thing that gets me up as opposed to down, is that block of time from 7:30am to 9:30am. If I hit that, I feel good about my writing day. Thank lawd I found that.

I hit it today. It was a good writing day. This outline is almost ready to be set aside so I can write the story. Very, very close.

Podcasted with J. We watched E. T. It’s so good. A bit more of a kids’ movie than I remember, and by that I mean it is incredibly sweet and earnest, but it still plays SO WE...

Day 2,744: Ride the Wave

Was anxious to start my day, today, even though I had a good writing session. Part of it is that I’m just riding the wave of change at the moment. Things are in motion, disrupting my routine, and they’re GOOD things, not things I need to correct or stop or otherwise resist…so I just need to roll with it, and try to deal with the disruption the best that I can. And I wasn’t dealing with that disruption so well for the first half or so of my day.

Part of it, too, however, is absolutely how much...

Day 2,743: Engage

More steps today on the project!

Guys…we are so close to being able to finally talk about it. Weeks, now. Perhaps a month or two. But, close. That’ll be a satisfying day, let me tell you. Been a looooong time coming. And a lot of work. Sigh.

Today was exhausting, but very, very productive. Crap. Just remembered I need to call my therapist. Missed my appointment over the weekend, and need to tell her I’m down to just pick up on the normal day. Sigh. So much to do!

For real…SO MUCH to do....

Day 2,742: Chaos

A day of transition today. Took care of some stuff, and back to the grind tomorrow.

I’m looking forward to some normalcy this week. I hope. We’ll see. Still a lot of balls up in the air (heh – balls), any one of which could drop in the middle of my otherwise-perfect routine and mix things up. I was going to write “mess” just now, but that’s not really true. My psyche does take a hit when things get randomized like that…but it’s not a mess. It’s life. Often, it’s opportunity that comes in, and...