I wrote a poem every day in April and it went well. The poems weren’t great but they were fun to work on.
For May, I’m doing the Story a Day challenge and my own MAYbe 20 Monsters drawing challenge.
The Story a Day challenge involves writing a story every day, just a short one!
And the MAYbe 20 Monsters challenge involves drawing around 20 monsters this month.
It’s a lot but it will also be fun.
Off I go!
If I ever ask you if you have ADHD or if you think you might be neurodivergent, I’m not trying to insult you.
I’m not suggesting that there is something wrong with you.
I’m not telling you that you are a problem.
What I am trying to do is to save you from suffering.
I’m trying to help you know that you are not the problem.
And that you don’t have to carry blame for having a brain that runs on a slightly different track.
You are doing grand and I am just offering my help.
I started my day with a school visit, telling stories to 4 groups of Grade 5 and helping them create story cards.
I spent the afternoon drawing book covers.
And this evening I hosted a writing session and did a bit of writing.
My brain is just buzzing right now.
That Maya Angelou quote is right, the more creativity you use, the more you have.
As I write this, it is Sunday night at 10:04.
I’m kind of tired but I think I did a good job of moving from task to relaxation and back to my tasks this weekend.
And, because I framed it as a project, I managed to finally start my new fitness routine.
Now to see if framing other stuff as projects will help me make progress in other areas as well.
Cross your fingers for me!
After a couple of jumbled-feeling weeks, I am determined to spend this weekend balancing relaxation and work organization.
Every time I go to do this I have to fight the inclination to accuse myself of being addicted to productivity and/or having slacked off so much that I am *forced* to work on the weekend.
Neither of those are true.
So I am trying to remind myself that I have all kinds of time during the week and on the weekend when I can either work or relax or just do whatever I want and I can allocate my time however I choose.
I have to tell you that while I like being the boss of me, the seconding guess is exhausting!
