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Life-Work-Work Balance

April was a busy month.

Unfortunately, the job I have that pays me money so I can do adult things like pay bills and rent and all that fun stuff was a little more hectic this past month. The audacity! My plans for starting to edit my rough draft got pushed to the side a bit. So while I technically have not started reviews and edits, I have still been doing plot and character work here and there. Author/character family therapy has had a session and boy was that a hoot. They are a bit more unhinged than I was initially expecting, but I sure as hell am not complaining. It’s entertaining and I’ve already filled multiple post-it notes.

I’ve also been more social lately. Which feels odd to even write out because I’m not the most social person. But I have been making more time to meet new people and get together more often than I typically consider. Ultimately, the balance with life and paying work and writing work has become a bit more difficult to manage. By the time I finish doing what I need to do socially and with my job, I find that I’m super tired. Drained. And the only thing I want to do to come down from the day is read until I fall asleep. And even that has taken a hit - I have not read nearly as much this month as the previous months.

But I’m hoping May will start off better - I have high hopes! Despite the busyness, nothing came to a standstill. I’m also constantly getting motivation from other books I’ve read. My reading list might have been shorter this month, but I’ve still read books that have made me laugh, cry, get angry, etc. Sometimes after I’ve read a particularly emotional scene (positive or negative emotion), I’ll just sit there for a while and stare off into space in wonderment. What a magical talent to possess - to write something so strong that readers experience physical reactions because what they’re reading resonates with them so much. I only hope and dream that one day, I, too, will possess that talent.