Yesterday I was concerned about whether I was gonna be able to sleep in my bed because I had so many papers lying around. I did figure out how to get everything put away and was able to sleep.

And then I had some bad news last night and today I wasn’t fully functional. So, instead of trying to be productive or get things done I decided to just keep puttering along with my files and with the drawers in my desk. I feel pretty good about how it’s all getting sorted.

I think the thing that I have finally learned is that my desk and files need to be set up in the way that I use them not in the way they look best or the way that they best organized but actually in the way that I use them.

That’s a bit tricky because I’m not completely sure how I use things until I’m using them but I guess the key here is to be willing to keep changing them to keep adjusting them until I figure it out .

Gah!

I don’t know why I thought that reorganizing my files would be a straightforward job this afternoon.

I only have two file drawers but I have so many projects and ideas that it’s hard to sort stuff into broad categories.

I may have to sleep under some papers tonight, I’m not sure I can find my bed under all that stuff.

Tonight, the weather was warmer and the dark felt far less unfriendly.

Do I just need to dress more warmly for other walks?

We shall see.

I took Khalee for a walk at 5 PM today and it was dark of course because it’s November and I just noticed how it felt unfriendly out.

I wasn’t scared. I wasn’t nervous. I wasn’t apprehensive. I didn’t feel threatened.

It was just unfriendly.

And I started thinking about the darkness of summertime and how it’s more enjoyable to be outside then.

I don’t know if it’s the fact that it’s dark at a different time of day or the fact that it’s cold out that’s creating that on friendliness?

Or maybe it’s my perception of the cold that’s making it unfriendly?

Obviously, this will require some more observation.

Further updates as events warrant.

My plan to rearrange my day so I have a chunk of work time late in the day worked really well yesterday.

I did some focused work in the morning then took a longer break in the middle of the day to have lunch, run a couple of errands, walk the dog, and take some leaves before going back to my desk to do more work.

It felt really great AND…

After supper, I returned to one of my creative projects and worked on it for ages without feeling resentful or frustrated or like ai should be doing something else.

I think that doing a work session from 4-5:30 not only gives some needed time constraints to my afternoon work but it also gives my evening a bit of structure.

My experiment continues!