Ever have one of those days (or a few) where your brain just doesn’t seem to want to work? Where your focus goes on vacation?
Yeah, that was me today.
That doesn’t mean I got nothing done. I did the things I had to. Put out the fires. Spent way too much time on Facebook. But it all got done with as little brainpower as possible.
I suppose I understand my brain’s checking out this week. It’s been a long, taxing month. Traveling over the holiday. Being sick as well. Starting my new position on the local Board of Education. My aunt dying. Traveling to her funeral. Coming home to the news a friend is very ill. The tenants in our rental house broke a water pipe.
It’s been a stressful month.
But I know how this works. The fuzziness of grief and shock will pass. The exhaustion of stress and illness will fade. And I will be able to think clearly again, work efficiently and find my creativity.
I will need to, because I have to turn in my YA manuscript rewrite to my editor in February.
Hmm, maybe this next month won’t be as stress-free as I thought!
What stress-busters do you use to get your brain back on track?
I can relate to some of this because I’m pulling stuff together for my taxes, and that cuts into a lot of my writing and personal time. I find that going to the gym works well for me. After an exercise class, I’m physically tired so that I can at least get a good night’s sleep, and hopefully think clearer in the morning. Sorry to hear about the death of your aunt.
Barbara of the Balloons