Am I ready to plunge into a new week?
Not if it ends up looking anything like last week, (or the one before, come to that!)
Everything seems to be changing at an alarming rate these days, and where I used to enjoy a challenge, I find myself craving a little normal for a change. Time to step back, think and make a few rash decisions, I used to be good at those…
I have come to the conclusion that challenges are all well and good, if you can pull them off.
Just lately, I have been falling at the first hurdle, having to struggle to my feet and try again. And again.
Am I daunted? Am I ever… they don’t call me stubborn for nothing. If I want to do something, I will try until my fingers bleed and my brain screams for mercy. Usually, this works, and I swagger around, feeling pretty smug.
I haven’t felt smug for ages, and it’s beginning to look as though I never will again. Sigh…
I would settle for actually getting something right. Just a little something, I’m not greedy. Just so I know I’m on the right page. Rumour has it, that things are not likely to get any better until 2024, but not sure I can twiddle my thumbs until then. I need to clear away all the clutter and debris that has accumulated this year, as my desk has never been in such a mess. It will be time to start editing the WIP soon and I will need a clear desk and mind to sort this one out.
So, am I going to plunge?
Yes, I jolly well am. I don’t believe in leaving until tomorrow what I can do today, even if it only seems to make matters worse. I have faith that plunging is the way to go… at least for me.
How are the rest of you coping?
The days are surely flying Jaye. Like you, I like to get done so much in a day to remove from tomorrow’s to do. 🙂 x
Sometimes though, the more you try, the less you get done. Wish I knew the secret, Debby…
If I knew, I’d share. 🙂
So would I, believe me…
I really get you, Jaye. I’m prepping for Nanowrimo and I’ve been sooo busy. But I’m determined to have time to enjoy life as well so I’m trying to force it. I plunge as well, and while the creative well is still filled, I know the day will come when it dries up, so I actively indulge in cheat days where i just close the office after lunch and run away( one day each week).
That sounds like a wonderful idea, Jude. Maybe I should try it?
I put in a boatload of work in the mornings though. And you have to be careful it doesn’t lose you your job. I’m a bit lucky that I’m the manager.
I constantly find myself wondering where the day went. I’ll be like “it’s already dinner time?” I don’t always know what’s happening but do know that things are moving fast!
Too fast for me too, I can’t think straight at that speed. Time for a slow down, I think…
One day at a time is how I cope.
I do try to do this too, John… but I have to try and plan ahead… so much usually depends on me…
My desk, oh my, I dare not share its disarray. The rest of the house is neat and clean, but my working home is a challenge. All the “to-do’s” stand tall and distract me throughout the day. Hmm, maybe that’s their purpose. 😄
I have reached the stage now, where all those reminders have become depressing. Time to do them or bin them, I think…
What a great metaphor with the duck. But they are prevented by mother nature to get cold feet in winter. 😉 xx Michael
I could definitely do with some of that!
Too much email! At least you have a WIP; I can’t seem to get one going. The garden is my big excuse.
This year, the garden hasn’t pulled me away from the writing, probably due to the awful weather. Life has though, so not getting anywhere fast…
Hmm, need to declutter my desk too … and my mind as well, it’s so full of junk at the moment … useful junk? probably, but certainly in-the-way junk.
So far, I have only managed to scrape the surface, Widds, but enjoying the sense of freedom that I know is waiting for me when the decks are cleared…
We need to be gentle with ourselves, too, Jaye. We’ve looked after a lot of ‘others’ by now! I re-worked one of your sentences to provide some levity: ‘have come to the conclusion that challenges are all well and good, if you can put them off…
Now, that us tempting, Steve…
Chuckles… go for it!
🙂