Bring It On!

I need to start getting to bed earlier. One issue with workouts programs, for me, is that I get really excited about them at the start, read all the literature, create spreadsheets, and just daydream about getting back in shape. Which isn't all bad. It's nice to daydream about a goal, but I've been daydreaming at the expense of getting my schoolwork done on time.

In my old age (31 now!) I'm beginning to understand myself a little more. When I find myself daydreaming constantly, that's often a sign that I have too much on my plate, and my mind is tricking me into relaxing. I can't afford to slip this year--I have too much on the line. So it's time to allocate recources.

I like to travel on my vacations, but I can't do that this year. I, unfortunately, have to use that time to write and catch up on life. I'm worn down, but by bleeding off some vacation, I should give myself time to catch up on writing, school, and free up some workout time.

I just put a big calendar up at work, detailing family events I have to attend (weddings, etc), school events I'm going to have to attend, and the occasional race that will wipe me out for a weekend. Looks like June is gone, as is half of July. I have to get my novel rewritten by the beginning of September (I need a completed draft to enter Thesis I). I don't trust rest of July or August--while I'll do my best, I've never succeeded in keeping those months open. Because of this (know thyself!), in order to get my book done, it looks like I have to finish it by June.

Yowsa.

That means a significant, hold-your-breath-and-just-do-it committal of vacation. I'm seeing 12 days, scattered over three months, to allow me to throw enough words on a page to have a draft finished up. That leaves me with about 4 days of vacation for the rest of the year (not counting the week of Christmas, which we get off).

I have a tentative plan hashed out and up on the board. This is going to be a CHALLENGING YEAR.

Bring it on.