The Blahs and Other Things

So I had grand plans of writing a sequel to A Castle in the Sky at the same pace I had written its predecessor; 50,000 words in one month. I'm still striving for that goal, but this, week I just haven't felt like myself. I'm naturally an anxious person (it runs in my family) and this week I've just been more anxious than usual. I'm trying to work on it, but it's affecting my writing. As in, I just haven't felt like writing. Instead, I've been turning to one of my hobbies to keep my mind preoccupied; painting. I don't paint as much as I would like to; really, I only do it when I'm in a funk like I have been this week. But it is awfully soothing, especially if I play some of my favorite music in the background, or pop one of my Gilmore Girls or Downton Abbey DVDs into the player. I don't consider myself an "artist" and I'm not comfortable enough with my paintings to post them for the world to see, but I like to do it for myself.
In other news, I have something I'm planning for June that would include all of you. More on that later.
Maybe I'll get out of this funk soon. I really hope so, because trust me, it isn't fun. In the meantime I'm going to continue working on it. Pray for me? Thanks.
Until next time....

-Miranda Atchley