On Mornings, Chaos and Rollin' With It...
If you've been acquainted with me long at all, you know I hate mornings. And you've probably heard me say that I'm pretty much useless until around 9am as well. Which is one hundred percent true, and I proved it twice this week. The most obvious instance was at the hospital while waiting for my husband to get out of surgery last week (he's doing just fine, thanks). I took my knitting project, thinking it would be easier to work on that than to try to write or anything of that nature, and I also figured that it would allow me to be better company for my MIL than burying my nose in a book (which it did).
The problem is, I have zero multi-tasking skills that early in the morning, and we had to be at the hospital by 5:30am, which meant we got up at 4am. You may find it ironic that 4am is also the time I finally got to bed this Saturday night/Sunday morning. In any case, I completely (and I mean *completely*) screwed up the knitting pattern, and it took me two days to gather up the courage to try to fix it (I was *not* ripping the whole thing out!), and then I "fixed it" wrong, so had to "fix my fix", so to speak. But yes, I do know what I did wrong now, and how to fix it properly if it happens again, so all is not totally lost. It was rather frustrating though. All because I wasn't awake enough to focus even on a very simple pattern, much less doing that and chatting with someone at the same time.
Yeah. So if you ever need anything from me between...say, 1am and 9am, be sure to speak slowly, and ask for one thing at a time. Even then? No promises...
My life is kind of in chaos at the moment, what with the odd work/surgery/holiday thing last week, and now hubby home for two weeks. Lucy-dog has something wrong with her ear that's going to require a vet visit this week, which sucks, and there are a few other things going on that are messing with my normal schedule. I don't really tend to do well with interruptions/disruptions to my daily routines, and while I'm doing my best to stay calm and even-tempered, it's really only working part of the time.
Needless to say, if I seem quiet or absent online, I miss blog posts, or if it takes me longer to answer emails at the moment, it's because the majority of my mental energy is being consumed dealing with the fluctuations in my life. I have quite a few book deadlines I'm trying to meet before the end of the year as well, so any energy not used up on day-to-day life is being diverted to book stuff. Yes, I know it's bad for business to be absent online, but it is what it is. Being an introvert and a rather anti-social one at that, I have to prioritize social energy when it's in short supply. I'll be back to my normal online self once calm returns to the other areas of my life. Say...January.
It's no wonder that January is my favorite month of the year. Aside from the fact that I was born then, life seems to slow down in January and it's the start of a new year as well. It's generally peaceful and calm and perfect for rest and relaxation. If I can just roll with all the chaos going on around me for one more month, I'll be able to just coast for awhile. Bliss!
So - I need a plan for this week. Let's see what's on the To-do list:
- Write three more serial scenes- Write the final three holiday serial installments- Proof an audio novella (or finish...I started this weekend)- Covers for the holiday series and Jasmine Betrayal- BSB newsletter- Get Lucy-dog to the vet for her ear- Get hubby to his post-op appt. on Friday- Costco trip tonight for gas before sub-zero temps hit- Finish current scarf project- Three more afghan squares- Decorate for Christmas (inside...got the outdoor stuff done yesterday)
I have a pretty good idea how I'll fit these in, so hopefully, everything will go smoothly and the week won't be too stressful. Here's hoping...
Have a great week, all. One more month to the new year! Yay!
Enjoy
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The problem is, I have zero multi-tasking skills that early in the morning, and we had to be at the hospital by 5:30am, which meant we got up at 4am. You may find it ironic that 4am is also the time I finally got to bed this Saturday night/Sunday morning. In any case, I completely (and I mean *completely*) screwed up the knitting pattern, and it took me two days to gather up the courage to try to fix it (I was *not* ripping the whole thing out!), and then I "fixed it" wrong, so had to "fix my fix", so to speak. But yes, I do know what I did wrong now, and how to fix it properly if it happens again, so all is not totally lost. It was rather frustrating though. All because I wasn't awake enough to focus even on a very simple pattern, much less doing that and chatting with someone at the same time.
Yeah. So if you ever need anything from me between...say, 1am and 9am, be sure to speak slowly, and ask for one thing at a time. Even then? No promises...
My life is kind of in chaos at the moment, what with the odd work/surgery/holiday thing last week, and now hubby home for two weeks. Lucy-dog has something wrong with her ear that's going to require a vet visit this week, which sucks, and there are a few other things going on that are messing with my normal schedule. I don't really tend to do well with interruptions/disruptions to my daily routines, and while I'm doing my best to stay calm and even-tempered, it's really only working part of the time.
Needless to say, if I seem quiet or absent online, I miss blog posts, or if it takes me longer to answer emails at the moment, it's because the majority of my mental energy is being consumed dealing with the fluctuations in my life. I have quite a few book deadlines I'm trying to meet before the end of the year as well, so any energy not used up on day-to-day life is being diverted to book stuff. Yes, I know it's bad for business to be absent online, but it is what it is. Being an introvert and a rather anti-social one at that, I have to prioritize social energy when it's in short supply. I'll be back to my normal online self once calm returns to the other areas of my life. Say...January.
It's no wonder that January is my favorite month of the year. Aside from the fact that I was born then, life seems to slow down in January and it's the start of a new year as well. It's generally peaceful and calm and perfect for rest and relaxation. If I can just roll with all the chaos going on around me for one more month, I'll be able to just coast for awhile. Bliss!
So - I need a plan for this week. Let's see what's on the To-do list:
- Write three more serial scenes- Write the final three holiday serial installments- Proof an audio novella (or finish...I started this weekend)- Covers for the holiday series and Jasmine Betrayal- BSB newsletter- Get Lucy-dog to the vet for her ear- Get hubby to his post-op appt. on Friday- Costco trip tonight for gas before sub-zero temps hit- Finish current scarf project- Three more afghan squares- Decorate for Christmas (inside...got the outdoor stuff done yesterday)
I have a pretty good idea how I'll fit these in, so hopefully, everything will go smoothly and the week won't be too stressful. Here's hoping...
Have a great week, all. One more month to the new year! Yay!
Enjoy
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