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Day 3,431: Hit Piece

We got our bathroom tile cleaned and re-sealed today. It’s marble (I know, FANCY), which looks great and feels great because it’s real stone, but real stone is also porous. It’ll soak stuff up if you let it, which means it has to be regularly cleaned and sealed. Which costs money. Not much, but still. Feels good to be on top of it, though. Like, yeah baby, I got you.

Disjointed day. Didn’t get writing in dammit, which would have given me a perfect week. Sigh. Still a struggle on that front. G...

Day 3,430: Wiped

Wiped, man…but I did okay today. Not great progress on the writing. Not like yesterday, but I put my ass in my chair, man. I did my best. Truly. One more work day, and then some rest.

It’s bed time, so this will be a short one. Let pinot noir breathe for, like, an hour and then drink it. Who knew?

Day 3,429: Hey Now…

I made legit progress today. EVEN THOUGH I WAS EXHAUSTED. I was so tired, in fact, that I snuck a quick nap in before lunch. That tired.

It’s the time change. And the stress of various things that have upset my schedule. BUT…I was able to push that shit aside today and just get some writing done. It was good writing, too. Genuine progress. Whew.

Now, we do it again tomorrow. Night night.

Day 3,428: A Struggle

It’s…man, it’s hard right now. I’m on the struggle bus. I have fits and starts, but I’ve just had a really hard time getting going.

Getting myself set up for success was key this morning. That holds true. I was out in my office right on time, and I started my writing right on time. The problem is that I’ve developed some bad habits the past few months. I check the internet. I look things up. I go online window shopping. I lose entire hours to that shit.

So…that’s the focus tomorrow. Get up...

Day 3,427: Better

Today was a start. I didn’t get in my second writing session, but the morning session was solid. I got actual outlining done. Walked myself through a section I hadn’t envisioned yet. Happy about that.

We have more heavy rain coming tomorrow, so after I took care of my Netflix work, I went up on our roof and tarped over the couple spots where we’ve been having leaks. I really hope I did a good enough job. WE. SHALL. SEE.

The second leak, man, it’s been a big bummer because it just pours all...

Day 3,426: Times a Tickin

Coops is aaaallll the way up the bed with us tonight. He put himself up here, too. I did not pull him up here. Sweet boy. Just wants to be close to us, I guess. He’s so soft. The weather right now is wet and drippy, and it makes his coat so happy. The humidity curls the little tips of his fur.

Went over to the Kings and mapped out drop-offs and pickups for the week. Helped the girls strip their beds and put new sheets on and take the dirty sheets up to the laundry. Then we dropped Thilde off ...

Day 3,425: Primo Bed-o

New sheets on the bed y’all. Ooooweee.

I got the house cleaning done today as opposed to tomorrow. We had friends over for dinner is why and let me tell you. Feels good. Both the friends for dinner and the clean house part.

I always have so much to do, so many projects going on, that deciding what to do at any given time that I have an extra second beyond the “must be done immediately” stuff…is a very difficult thing for me. But, I think because I had therapy this morning, I was able to ki...

Day 3,424: Zoobeezoobeezoo

Went out and saw a movie in a theater I thiiiiink for the first time since quarantine. I think. At the very least, it’s the first movie we’ve gone to see since before last year, because I kept track of all my movies last year, and not a one of them was in a theater. Crazy. Guess what movie it was?

Cocaine Bear.

Very much worth it. The movie is terrible, just to be clear, but it was the perfect movie to return to the theaters to see.

I got my work done early today. That was nice. And I’m...

Day 3,423: No Getting Over You

It’s so empty still, sitting here in bed and writing these entries. Coco should be next to me. I think I’d talk about her curled up and passed out, snoring or just breathing softly…if not every night, most nights.

Sigh.

I was falling asleep this morning during my writing session, so I came back to bed. Didn’t fall asleep nearly as fast once I was in bed, but I did sleep more. And I was far less tired today as a result. It’s tricky working a full-time job and getting in as much writing as I...

Day 3,422: Still Struggling

Still struggling to find my rhythm, BUT…I’m getting there. In fits and starts.

Next week, I’m adding the second writing session. That should help immensely. I need to get this outline cooking. I *am* making progress on it. It is starting to come together. But, I need to actually fill it out in my head. What are we doing from moment to moment? What’s the adventure? What’s the drama? What’s the adversity we have to push through?

Something I learned from the last book: can’t craft the emotion...