Life truly is a roller coaster. Within that metaphor, I’m currently going through a chaotic barrel roll portion of a roller coaster in my life. I’m in the process of transition my day job from one company to another, my young children extra curricular are ramping up, all while I try to maintain sanity with taking care of my health, my writing and reading, and my marriage. Just getting through each day feels like victories worth celebrating. That celebration is often short-lived on the days when I realize as I lay in bed that I didn’t have a chance to work on any of my writings. I try to cut myself slack, knowing that some days it simply won’t be possible with my schedule. But, if I’m not careful, non-productive writing days can sneak up on me and then I realize it’s been a whole week without writing.

I’ve considered ways to improve my writing productivity, such as getting a small digital timer to force myself to work in focus spurts for 30 mins at a time (minimum, with permission to go over if I build momentum), as well as exploring adjusting my sleep schedule to allow for quiet writing time before work, before the Tasmanian devils that live in my children’s bedrooms have awakened. The tricky part will be going to bed sooner otherwise I will not have the ability to consistently wake up early, we’ll give it a good and report back,