Told myself at about 10pm last night that I'd have time to write yesterday's blog - that was before I spent about 5 hours editing a piece of travel writing I wrote in second year in a desperate attempt not to miss the INK magazine deadline. I managed to get the 2000+ piece down to the required 1000 words but it was a labour of blood, sweat, and tears (not literally but if I don't get published after all that effort it might be).
Anyway, due to my late night/late morning, it is now midday and I still haven't showered or made any effort (except brushing my teeth) to get ready to work on my dissertation - which I am falling behind on again. I've tried telling myself it's okay to be behind on my goals but when I'm still 800 words away from being 2/3 of the way towards my end goal, it's disheartening.
I don't want this blog to be nothing but my depressing self-deprecations but that's the reality at the moment.
On the bright side, I did do all my reading for professional writing, but due to the time taken to do said reading (and then the insane focus on getting the INK piece sorted), I had no time to research for the 600-word article I need to write by Monday. I have decided on stray animals as my nature/enviro/science feature, but will have to hope I have the time to research tonight.
Probably best go shower now or I will lose even more time. See you later or rather tomorrow morning (realistically).
Update: There was me, feeling low and sure I'd forget to write tonight but I haven't. What's more, I managed to reach 2000 words AND do a decent bit of research on stray dogs. So yes, I'm feeling happier than I was 12 hours ago.
But tomorrow, with the arrival of Jackson, should be even better. I know I won't have time to write here during his visit but I'll let you know how things are going again soon.
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