I have a fairly good work ethic. I have to considering I'm basically working four jobs right now. If I don't stay on top of things, it gets to be too much and things fall through the cracks. That being said, I'm not always in work mode. In fact, since my book release, I've sort of been in "don't wanna" mode. I'm tired. I went from editing several books back-to-back to tax season starting in the middle of that to Spring semester which always feels like it has twenty more things than fall semester to book launch. And I'm exhausted. So, when I decided I need to write my novella right now for next February, my brain said, "No." Don't get me wrong. I know pretty much what's going to happen. I have the first scene down, the character names, the setting, even a few fun real-life things to include.
But every time I sit down with my computer, I open the document and just stare at it. Partly because I've been staring at a computer so much lately for other things--namely prepping tax returns. Partly because my brain is worn out. But I'm not really upset, either. I have a couple months before it's due, nothing else pressing between now and then like another edit or something else with a deadline, and you know what? It's okay if it doesn't happen until after tax season. So there. Instead of pushing myself to always do as much as possible, sometimes my brain makes me slow down. So, while I had good intentions of writing this month, it's okay if I don't. Because my brain needs a rest. Instead of writing or pushing myself to accomplish something not necessarily due right this instant, I can sink my energy into taxes (only another week!) and making sure everything is done for my kids. I can work on Bible lessons. And start revamping my gardens on sunny days. And reading other people's stories. And resting so that I can have the brain-power to make my novella the best it can be when I do write it in a few weeks. When the Bible says "be still," it's not only to know God. God knows we need to rest sometimes too. The tricky part is to make sure we don't rest for too long. Because it can be easy to slip into giving into the "I don't wannas" for so long that we struggle to pull ourselves out of them. So, I'll rest for now. But then I will jump back in and write Kimberly and Trey's story about their "Out of the Box Valentine's." What do you do when your brain forces a rest-mode? How do you pull yourself back out of it after the busy season is over or after you've recuperated for long enough?
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