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This month has turned into the opposite of what I expected. To be super frank - I work best on a routine. I can maintain a diet or exercise regimen religiously, but as soon as I break it even for a day I fall to pieces. This month my 'behind the scenes' goal was to find a bit more of a work-life balance in terms of reconnecting with some friends and family I haven't done a very good job of being in contact with, along with handling some outstanding items.

Well, I did all that. And the writing time suffered more than I expected. I'm in the clear for the next few days to pour everything into catching up as much as I can, so hopefully by the time I give the May update we'll see some more content!

Cheers,
~Break.

Comments

Jason Hatter

Glad it was a positive reason to fall behind, rather than a health or job emergency that caused it!

Anonymous

Thanks for the update, don't be too hard on yourself you're still learning. Continue making quality content and these mini updates help readers know you're okay.

Anonymous

Hey there! Glad to see your spending time with family. Do you think you have too many writing projects going on? You have two daily writing stories, two full chapter novels, plus a new commission going on. That’s a lot of writing.

breakthebar

Short Answer: Yes. Long Answer: Not really. I need to fix some of my daily schedule around to help facilitate my own weird-isms. Once I do that, I should be able to manage things better without sacrificing sleep or having some semblence of a social life.

Mask

Same, I also have this problem. If I have a routine, everything is good. However, if I break it once, I'm in trouble. And I don't want to be in trouble. I'm still learning how to deal with it.

breakthebar

It can be really frustrating to know that if I take one night off from my diet, I'll eat a whole pizza in one sitting within the week. I once did 20 weeks of religious treadmill exercise one winter/spring, felt great about it and it was in my routine, then went to a cottage for one week and lost every ounce of desire to go back to it. Unfortunately, my brain is just not wired to make something like exercise or dieting a 'habit.' It takes daily work to keep myself on a roll.

SovietDegendays

Always interesting to see people's takes like this. I personally become super melancholy if I keep a routine for too long.

JC

have you ever considered using a commitment contract app like Beeminder - it forces you to stick to your habits and if you don't it charges you!