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May Writing Goals: or, How Do I Do This
May. 7th, 2018 10:50 amTrying to set up a plan to help get back into writing. the struggle! if i don't plan, i'm unlikely to do it (right now, anyway - once i have a story going i'm usually more motivated to dump words into it), so i need to start out with something structured.
the schedule i was working with before the wedding crashed into my life gave me 4 days to play with: MTWR. FSS I have Mike, which doesn't necessarily stop me from writing / art / playing games / etc, but since i only get Husband 3/7 nights of the week, i usually prioritize doing something with him over something i can do alone*. anything creative i might get done in that time slot is a bonus, really.
i was working towards a schedule where M was for grocery (shopping or delivery) and meal prep, T and R were swim days, and W was a free day for errands or fun time. into that format i worked out FFXIV with rina (usually W) and other various chores.
i also did make a pledge to GYWO/2018, which was to write 10 days/month. i'm an utter failure at this so far for obvious reasons, but i can catch up in May if i can structure myself. as of now there are like 4 weeks left in may (3.5 ish) so 2-3 times a week and i'm golden. this implies 2 writing days / week and then 1 writing period pulled out of the weekend as the most likely approach.
but then ugh, like: do i expect to have the energy to write after the grocery store (which is one of the absolute most overwhelming things to my personal fibro fog), or after a swim?? the details are endless and of course mentally i can let anything be a roadblock if i want it to be.
writing is hard
(edit) and then what the fuck do i actually WRITE???????
*note that this isn't exactly a sustainable setup - mostly because we tend to spend most of our time together relaxing and just hanging out which means we get nothing done on weekends which, by nature of my disability, are a big portion of the little productive time i manage to get. we're getting used to it. as our needs change, that will change.
the schedule i was working with before the wedding crashed into my life gave me 4 days to play with: MTWR. FSS I have Mike, which doesn't necessarily stop me from writing / art / playing games / etc, but since i only get Husband 3/7 nights of the week, i usually prioritize doing something with him over something i can do alone*. anything creative i might get done in that time slot is a bonus, really.
i was working towards a schedule where M was for grocery (shopping or delivery) and meal prep, T and R were swim days, and W was a free day for errands or fun time. into that format i worked out FFXIV with rina (usually W) and other various chores.
i also did make a pledge to GYWO/2018, which was to write 10 days/month. i'm an utter failure at this so far for obvious reasons, but i can catch up in May if i can structure myself. as of now there are like 4 weeks left in may (3.5 ish) so 2-3 times a week and i'm golden. this implies 2 writing days / week and then 1 writing period pulled out of the weekend as the most likely approach.
but then ugh, like: do i expect to have the energy to write after the grocery store (which is one of the absolute most overwhelming things to my personal fibro fog), or after a swim?? the details are endless and of course mentally i can let anything be a roadblock if i want it to be.
writing is hard
(edit) and then what the fuck do i actually WRITE???????
*note that this isn't exactly a sustainable setup - mostly because we tend to spend most of our time together relaxing and just hanging out which means we get nothing done on weekends which, by nature of my disability, are a big portion of the little productive time i manage to get. we're getting used to it. as our needs change, that will change.
