Thanks for this. Every piece of it resonates with me - the overwhelm, the returning to writing after a long time away, the questioning my own sanity for continuing to pursue writing in the first place ... all of it, except the cats having a turf war. (Sorry about that - sounds awful.) Mostly, I'm doing okay. I'm healthy, I'm working, and nothing is on fire. #KnockWood However, sometimes "okay" just isn't enough. Sometimes, I want more. I want to do more and be more and create more. And when that feeling rolls in, it's time to batten down the hatches against a tidal wave of regret and guilt for being so "behind" on All The Things I Wanted to Do. I'm grateful for your missives that let me know I'm not alone in this journey. Sometimes, that's enough to get me to take that next step. ;)
I'm really glad it helps to know that you're not alone. I mean, I think this struggle to do as much as we can while not overwhelming and exhausting ourselves is pretty timeless, but to be experiencing all of that right now where we're kinda maybe out of a pandemic but not really and it's just all a LOT right now. So breathe and do what you can, but keep an eye on your energy meter. It's gonna get low a lot faster than it used to for a while. :)
Thanks for sharing the chapter! It sounds like Charlotte is going to have to mete out the fucks she gives very wisely :)
Thanks for this. Every piece of it resonates with me - the overwhelm, the returning to writing after a long time away, the questioning my own sanity for continuing to pursue writing in the first place ... all of it, except the cats having a turf war. (Sorry about that - sounds awful.) Mostly, I'm doing okay. I'm healthy, I'm working, and nothing is on fire. #KnockWood However, sometimes "okay" just isn't enough. Sometimes, I want more. I want to do more and be more and create more. And when that feeling rolls in, it's time to batten down the hatches against a tidal wave of regret and guilt for being so "behind" on All The Things I Wanted to Do. I'm grateful for your missives that let me know I'm not alone in this journey. Sometimes, that's enough to get me to take that next step. ;)
I'm really glad it helps to know that you're not alone. I mean, I think this struggle to do as much as we can while not overwhelming and exhausting ourselves is pretty timeless, but to be experiencing all of that right now where we're kinda maybe out of a pandemic but not really and it's just all a LOT right now. So breathe and do what you can, but keep an eye on your energy meter. It's gonna get low a lot faster than it used to for a while. :)