Wednesday 20th September 2017 I stayed off the day job today because I’m still not feeling 100% but my plan is to go back tomorrow. However, despite the cold, I’ve been feeling incredible due to the external validation my new world ranking has given me. At the start of this year I said I wanted [...]
Tuesday 19th September 2017 The highlight of today was when I walked to the shops to get some fresh air and some supplies. It nearly killed me and I needed to have two naps this afternoon as a result. I’ve been really restless today. Just sitting at my desk has somehow made my back ache, [...]
Monday 18th September 2017 I took today off the day job ill today. I woke up with a sore throat and heavy eyes, and made the decision that this isn’t something to power through. I pushed myself over the weekend to ensure I competed and sparred but I’m not feeling better and so it’s time [...]
Monday September 11th 2017 I like to think I have a pretty good sense of self. Sometimes it might take me a day or so to realise my mood or frame of mind when I’ve had chance to unpack it all, but I can normally tell if something is off with me. Other than occasional [...]
Sunday 10th September 2017 OK, I’m so ready for my writing vacation to be over. I’ve been so bored this evening, not knowing what to do with myself. At least some friends have been in the eyewall of Hurricane Irma so Facebook has been entertaining if nothing else. In less than a week I have [...]
Monday 4th September 2017 The day job definitely seems to be the source of my current spate of stress. I’m still not exactly sure why though. I actually wondered whether I should be starting another writing project just to take my mind off things. Perhaps this stress is all generated by the fact I have [...]
Sunday 3rd September 2017 After a few days of mystery stress, I felt something approaching normal today. I do feel like I’ve got a bit of a chill, so perhaps I have a touch of something. It’s also possible that this is a result rather than a cause. Either way, whilst I’ve felt touches of [...]
Saturday 2nd September 2017 I’ve been unable to figure out why but today I have been feeling so unbelievably stressed. The best way I can describe it is as if someone had turned the stress tap on and I couldn’t stop the flood. What’s weird though, is that I’m unable to conclude what it is [...]
Friday 1st September 2017 As a writer you dream of a day when you might land a big publishing deal and be able to write fulltime. You imagine the freedom of being able to write when and where you want. The downside of that dream is that as the possibility of getting a deal becomes [...]
Tuesday 15th August 2017 It’s gone 1:30am and it looks like I’m going to have to leave finishing editing this consolidated chapter until tomorrow. I can’t complain though as progress, whilst slow, has been good. I’m still being quite ruthless, and seem to be succeeding in my aim of trimming the wordcount. I was helped [...]
