Such a slacker

Ugh, I feel like such a slacker. The whole point of this blog was to keep myself accountable and to keep the writing wheels lubricated. It has been three weeks since my last post.

That sounded a bit like a Catholic confession...

I guess in a way I am confessing. Yes, I suck. I haven't worked on anything in three weeks. This is the curse of my writing existence. If it is an article with a deadline, I am on it. If it is a book that needs to be reviewed, or some other type of post for a book tour, I am on it. But when it comes to my own stuff...

It has also been quite stressful at work these past few weeks. I teach Montessori for ages 3-6. I adore the kids and what I do, but it is exhausting. I also have a lot of kids with some special needs. That has meant a ton of parent meetings, CPSE meetings, evaluations, and now annual review season. All of those things suck up a lot of time after school, plus I need to keep on top of things for the kids. I come home to read a book to review and then eventually conk out.

I am now on Winter Break. This is a lovely phenomenon in Upstate NY where instead of getting a day off for President's Day, you get an entire week. I love it. I don't usually have big plans. So, I decided that this year, I would focus on my WIP (which is plural, by the way).

I had written a short story, that really needs to be fleshed out into a full-blown novella, back in late December. Two beta readers gave their comments on it. I printed out all three versions of that. I also have a few submissions to Chicken Soup for the Soul that are decent stories but need some serious editing. I have my kids' story started and numerous articles that can serve as outlines and foundations for several nonfiction ebooks. I printed out a ton of this stuff before I left work on Friday, as I have no printer and need to touch pen to paper during the creative process.

Yesterday, I even changed my FB avatar to be Snoopy typing away on his computer. I like to do that when I am writing. And then, I proceeded to take a four-hour nap.

Did I mention work has been exhausting?

It's now just after 11:30 AM. My basketball game starts in a half hour. My hockey game starts in an hour. I have eaten brunch. I have coffee. Perhaps now I shall get to work a little bit.