My life has become very busy of late. I am of two minds about this. On the one hand, it means I have lots of work (for it is article-writing that is taking up my time). On the other hand, it means . . . I have lots of work.
It seems to me every time I commit myself to my personal projects, like trying to finish my novel or a similar endeavor, the newspaper writing picks up with a bang. And I'm overwhelmed to the point where I am too pooped to think straight when afternoon comes. Realistically speaking, I generally only have about four hours of good working time when I am at my best. The rest of the day I am either tired, perplexed, or preoccupied.
There's little to do but take it all in stride and move forward, one meeting and one article at a time, day by day.
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Yesterday I had acupuncture. I do this for multiple reasons. My balance and ear issues seem to respond to this sort of treatment and it has helped with my depression, too. I also take Chinese herbs. My TCM doctor keeps playing with my herb formulas, though. I tried the latest version out this morning.
About two hours later, while in a meeting, I developed a really bad headache. I don't know if it was the medicine or the meeting. Or neither.
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My meeting this morning was with my editor and a staff reporter to determine what aticles should go in a special edition. I will have about 20 articles to write for this in the next 10 weeks, so life will continue to be interesting.
Maybe I just need better time management.
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