Hey Blogland!
This last week was… not what I expected. Hopefully I can regroup and see some productivity this week.
Last Week
- Publish 2 blog posts
- Write 500 words/day on The Steel Armada
- Finish reading something
- Write two tumblr prompts
- Review Madhu’s pages
How’d I do?
- Publish 2 blog posts
- For the first time this year, I did not meet this goal.
- Write 500 words/day on The Steel Armada
- Nope. Actually, I wrote zero words on The Steel Armada last week.
- Finish reading something
- Yes? I was hesitant to count it, because it was fanfic, but I read a total of 268,649 words, which is roughly 1,000 pages. I figure that, if I’m counting my fanfic writing towards word count goals, fanfic should count for reading goals too. Even if it doesn’t count for the actual Goodreads Reading Challenge.
- Write two tumblr prompts
- No. But, I did write one of them, so that was good!
- Review Madhu’s pages
- Yes! The one thing I can always count on to get done.
Weekly Word Count: 1,653
So what the heck happened? Honestly, I’m not entirely sure. I think I’m a little depressed? My eating habits these last couple weeks have been dismal, I have zero drive to get anything done, and I spent all my time playing Horizon Zero Dawn and reading related fanfic.
I talked about it with a friend on Saturday, which I think really helped. It also got me out of the house and into the sun, which also really helped. I realized that the majority of my life’s traumas have occurred in the summertime. The deaths of loved ones, turbulent times financially and emotionally. And, it’s such a constant for me that I think my mind is prepping itself for stress. I’m shutting down preemptively.
So, now I just have to combat it. I’m trying to keep doing my normal activities. Monday night is movie night, so I went to my friend’s house and we watched Twin Peaks. We’re on season two and I am real confused. But I’m really enjoying it.
We finally finished tilling the front yard, and have now seeded the lawn. I’m looking forward to grass out front, I think it will really make the house look much nicer. I got plenty of sunshine and exercise this weekend thanks to more yard work, and I think it’s a large reason of why I feel so much better so far this week.
So, What’s Next?
- Publish two blog posts
- Write 500 words/day of The Steel Armada
- Write 2 tumblr prompts
- Finish listening to Side Jobs
- Write 500 words of Sanctuary
- Review Madhu’s pages
That’s a lot of bullet points, especially when I achieved so little last week. But, I’m feeling hopeful? I guess? I feel like there are a lot of question marks in my head right now, but I’ll never get rid of them if I don’t try to do the things I want to. So, I’m setting the bar high. You know, shoot for the stars and all that.
I’ve already written one tumblr prompt and I think my week immersed in Horizon Zero Dawn was actually good for me. It turned off my brain for a little while, let me absorb a new story in a way that didn’t feel like work. Maybe I should track the games I play each year, like I do reading? Hmm, food for thought.
Anyway, the plan is to buckle down and do a lot of writing this week on various projects. Gotta get those creative juices flowing again. If I can pull myself away from gaming long enough to do so…
I have some nebulas blog post ideas for this week, so you should see me back her sometime closer to the weekend. I’m working extra hours this week as well, so my time will be at a premium.
Until then, Bloggos,
BZ
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