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Day 1,868: Re-Focus

I need to re-focus tonight.

It was a missed day of writing. Le sigh.

It started with getting up late. Just late enough so that I only had about 30 minutes of time before work started to handle writing stuff. I had emails to write, and so I did those instead of working on my manuscript. It was a trap I set for myself, and I fell right in.

I kind of expected today to be a bit rough. It was a long, intense weekend. I was tiiiired today. At the end of the work day, I was struggling to keep my eye...

Day 1,867: Ze Home

I’m home!

‘Twas an epic weekend out in the high desert my friends.

Joshua Tree is gorgeous. I get it. So pretty.

I am exhausted.

Woke up and blessedly learned that yoga had been canceled by our esteemed leader, Aaref. Good call. Good call. We ate breakfast at the house together instead, reminiscing about the craziness and good times of the night before, and the weekend overall. Then we packed up, gave the place a once-over cleaning-wise, and went our separate ways. I think it was the same for...

Day 1,866: Bachelormore

More bacheloring happened today.

It’s 3am and I’m still rather impaired, but the pillow beckons me, and I owe you at least a quick rundown of the day.

It started with a (turned out unnecessary) early wake up call from Tito, Joe’s godbrother.

Then, it was ATVs near Palm Springs. THAT WAS SO FUN. I’ve never done it before. I’ve been missing out.

We braved a Del Taco that was branded as not having “sanitation” as their strong suit…before driving into Joshua Tree to find a spot to hike around. It...

Day 1,865: Bachelor…

This is a quick one tonight because it’s already 2:30, but I’m out in the desert…Yucca Valley to be exact, and I’m living it up at Joe’s Bachelor party.

I worked today and felt kinda achey all day, which I figure was because I got my flu shot yesterday. But I improved as the day went on. And by the time I actually got out here, I was ready to hang out and have some fun.

I played pool, a game I’m absolutely crap at because I literally *never* play it…and hit two game-winning shots tonight.

It’...

Day 1,864: Rolling

I feel like I’m rolling downhill right now.

And that is, believe it or not, a little frustrating, because I’m going out of town this weekend for a bachelor party. Don’t get me wrong, I’m going to have fun out in the desert…but it does put a very slight hitch in my momentum.

But, and this is important…if I’ve learned anything from Jack Nicholson, it’s that all work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy.

Writing was good today. Two solid sessions. My first one was a little truncated because of tr...

Day 1,863: Splish Splash

Man, I just took the pups out for final nighttime pee and it was clear…and now it’s pouring. That’s what I call good timing

Day 1,862: Content

I am exhausted tonight, but content.

This working-full-time thing is definitely an adjustment…but I have to say, it couldn’t have come at a better time for me and my writing. Which isn’t to say that my actual writing productivity hasn’t suffered, because it almost certainly has…

No, I mean that if I’d tried to work full-time even…three or four months ago, it might have been *disastrous* for my writing.

Not so right now. I put in two legit, solid hours of writing today. I got some major stuff...

Day 1,861: Yaaassss

I had a great work day today.

I submitted to this workshop/seminar thing that I’d been hemming and hawing about. I was listening to a podcast this morning that really galvanized me to at least apply. It’s not that I don’t think I’ll be accepted–if not for this particular one, then perhaps another–it’s rather that I was really going back and forth on the investment itself.

It’s training for developmental editors, essentially. And I’ve never really considered being an editor before. But, the mo...

Day 1,860: Outside In

The weekend…is over.

No, not The Weeknd. Not yet. He’s hanging in there.

I’m looking forward to my work week.

That’s always a good sign, right? Right. Means that you enjoy the work that is to come. It’s not always like that, even if you’re working the dream job. We must enjoy it when it comes.

I had a busy weekend, but a good weekend. The building continues to take up copious amounts of time, but everything got done. I did two open houses. I was able to get through all the finances (!). Still...

Day 1,859: Red Inside

Had a rather enjoyable off day today. Did laundry. Returned a pair of shoes that I didn’t end up liking much. Watched some British Baking Show with the Ho. Did an open house for the apartment building. Cleaned.

Only thing I didn’t get was a nap, but that’s okay, because I slept in.

Oh, and I also didn’t get through the finances. But that’s okay. I can finished those tomorrow.

I was thinking today about November. Facebook showed me these memories of past years, talking about the month, and the...