Last week started out with the best of intentions. I worked all day with Stacy on the Ready, Set, Write program, and by the time we were done, kids were home from school, it was time to think about dinner, and my 30 minutes of writing seemed nonexistent. No matter. I had already decided that I would skip writing one day a week, so Monday could be my skip day.
Tuesday came and went, and I wrote like a charm.
Same with Wednesday. I was on a roll!
Then came Thursday. I woke up snarfly (my word for being stuffed up with snot - see, isn't "snarfly" a much better word?). I had a day full of meetings and appointments, and I wasn't quite sure how writing would fit in. As the day wore on, I felt yuckier and yuckier. Forcing myself to write wasn't going to be anywhere near productive, so I didn't do it. Friday I was even snarflier, so instead of writing all morning, I slept.
Here's the thing about Friday and this whole week: Friday was supposed to be my first day of vacation, a vacation that spans 18 days. Aaaah.
Of course, with feeling snarfly, attending a band concert on Wednesday night, and in general being tired, I didn't get all the work done I needed before I went on vacation. After napping all of Friday morning, I had to finish up a few things before vacation. Same with Saturday.
With naps, Emergen-C, and nasal rinsing, by Monday I'm almost 100% better, which is amazing for the common snarfly cold. Now, Monday, I can actually start my vacation. Even one business day later, more than two weeks of vacation isn't too bad. When I planned my December calendar, I was thrilled to see all the red "Vacation" days. What does your December calendar look like?
I still don't know exactly how writing will fit in. I know I don't want to give it up completely for vacation, which is a relief. That must mean that I actually like to write. However, I don't know that I'll flagellate myself if I don't keep to the original schedule. One should be nice to one's self during vacation. Let's all try that!
(In case you haven't kept up with the new work and writing schedule saga, here's Day 1, Day 2, Day 4, and Day 5 from week 1 and week 2.)
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