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February 5 question - Has a single photo or work of art ever inspired a story? What was it and did you finish it? I have a really short answer for that: no. But, I have had movies and other books inspire a story. My young adult paranormal, Being Human was inspired by the dark ending to the novel Thirsty.
Last month, I focused on looking back at 2019. It was a good year, and it left me with high hopes for 2020. I still have high hopes, but January was a rough month. Not as much as I would have liked got done. I dealt with a lot of fatigue and exhaustion. When I thought about it, I wasn't surprised. Last January I dealt with fatigue. I eventually declared my 2019 officially started on February. Then I rocked the year.
I think my issue with January is I'm recovering. We have three holidays that are extremely social in a short time. I'm an anti-social introvert, so those holidays wipe me out. January signifies the end and I can finally relax and my body is like, "HELL YES! NAP TIME!" Realizing this has lifted a load off my shoulders. Instead of stressing about how tired I am (despite doing nothing) and what I want to get done, I let myself rest. I recharged and worked on things that didn't require brain power or were easy. Now, I'm ready for 2020 to begin. Has your year started out with a bang or a fizzle? Do you need to recoup after the holidays? Want to start 2020 in February with me? *Adding after I initially published this* My little nephew is in the hospital with the flu. He has a compromised immune system, so if it's going around, he gets it. Please send him some healing vibes that he's out quickly and back to be the adorable tornado he is. Oh, before you leave...
Would you like to join me on the week of Valentine's Day for a blog hop? We imagining what it'd be like to be abducted by aliens to celebrate the birthday of my novel Abducted Life. All the details are here.
27 Comments
2/3/2020 10:40:16 am
i think you’re doing a great job hanging in there! with all your crafts and writing, and socializing online, you’re definitely succeeding! keep at it! 2/3/2020 01:52:31 pm
Good - now you know to just chill and not stress. Take is as a month to do something fun and relaxing instead. 2/4/2020 02:21:27 am
I definitely am with you on the holidays burning me out. I love them, and the visits with family, but it is exhausting. I didn’t do as much as I wanted to in January as a result, and now I’m traveling... oh well. 2/4/2020 05:17:52 pm
I like the idea of starting in February. My year has definitely been fizzling so far. 2/4/2020 09:31:56 pm
Sending many healing vibes to your nephew. Hope he's okay. 2/4/2020 11:49:11 pm
Holidays wipe me out, too. 2/5/2020 04:19:20 am
Sorry to hear January was such a rough month for you. (Perfectly understandable, though. The end of the year is always so exhausting! January's best spent recharging, for sure.) Hope you have a very productive February!
Cathrina
2/5/2020 06:25:59 am
Holding your little nephew in my heart and in my prayers! February is a good month to begin 2020! 2/5/2020 06:52:57 am
Such an excellent idea! I might need to try that next year.
Letting ourselves rest when we're exhausted is the best thing we can do. 2/5/2020 10:53:20 am
I kind of fizzled in January, but I'm ready to go again, now with revised goals. Revision is everywhere! :) 2/5/2020 11:55:36 am
I have always referred to the season between Thanksgiving and New Years as the hellidays because all the "festivities" completely drain my energy. And patience. So yeah, January is definitely needed for recovery.
C. Lee McKenzie
2/5/2020 01:42:08 pm
It's hard to do much of anything if you're exhausted. Hope this next month finds you energized and not enervated. 2/5/2020 05:22:39 pm
Kind of a fizzle for me writing wise in January also. Doing better this month so far. 2/5/2020 05:54:18 pm
I swear, mental exhaustion tires the body. One of the reasons I decided to sub instead of going back to social work is because I knew how emotionally draining social work can be and I wasn't sure I'd ever have the energy to write. 2/5/2020 07:03:18 pm
Sometimes we just need that recovery time. 2/6/2020 06:56:33 am
I hope your nephew gets better soon!
Tonja Drecker
2/6/2020 09:44:45 am
I'm with you on the February thing! With vacations and kids and all of that stuff, the holidays didn't even end until mid-January. I still have a couple of Christmas decorations to get stowed away. So, yeah, February sounds great to me. 2/6/2020 02:28:35 pm
What a fun blog hop! I'll have to check it out--as a reader this time; I'm on deadline as a writer. No time for extras right now.
Patricia Josephine
2/7/2020 10:45:43 am
My nephew is doing much better now. He'll be back in school on Monday. Thank you everyone for all the well wishes. =D
Christine Rains
2/10/2020 06:53:48 am
Nap time is the best! :D Glad to hear your nephew is doing better. I'm hoping that February will be my start to the year too, but how is it the tenth already?! 2/11/2020 06:44:38 am
The year has just started and I'm already tired. 3/2/2020 09:46:11 am
My thoughts are will your nephew for a speedy recovery. Leave a Reply. |
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