It is amazing what a full weekend at home can do for making life seem more manageable.
Earlier this week I felt totally overwhelmed by… everything. After more than three weeks of not having an entire day at home to myself, I was just feeling worn down. I wasn’t reading, I wasn’t writing, I just didn’t feel like me.
And then Saturday came, and all seemed to improve. Instead of spending yesterday at home in my pajamas like I originally planned, I forced myself out of the house to a local coffee shop to get some blogging done. I managed to write first drafts of six reviews, which gets me caught up with reviews from 2011 (joy!). I still have to format and edit them, but I’ve got hours of football games to do that during this afternoon (more joy!).
I also managed to finish two books that I’d been putzing along with since the beginning of the year — Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood and The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston. Finally finishing a book was exciting! I also made some good progress with my first book on the Indie Lit Awards nonfiction short list — Berlin 1961 by Frederick Kempe. It’s a GIANT book, but I’m hoping I can finish it by the end of the week.
That’s about all I’ve got today. I’m just so happy to be at home, relaxing with my cat and a cup of tea and football and the boyfriend. Here’s to a relaxing Sunday for all of you!
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I’m glad to hear things are going better with reading and life in general! I’m impressed that you are starting off with Berlin 1961 — I am very intimidated with that one and getting my feet wet with some others first. Have a great week!
I thought I’d get the most intimidating one out of the way first, then the rest of the list would seem easier. We’ll see how that strategy works!
It’s so true that a day at home makes such a difference! At least once a week I try for a “car-seat free” day – which means if we go anywhere it’s only to one of the parks in walking distance.
I love the idea of a “car-seat free” day. It can be so nice to not have to leave the house (or leave for good reasons, not annoying ones) once in awhile.
My secret weapon to fighting the feeling of being overwhelmed is to get out the house and go somewhere relaxing. Normally for me that is a coffee shop, I just feel so productive when I am there.
I hope that your trip helps start your week off on the right foot.
The coffee shop I went to was amazingly relaxing. I’m thinking about making a trip there into a Saturday morning tradition.
It sounds like you’re having a great weekend!
It’s amazing what one day can do to lift your spirits, isn’t it!
I think days at home are considerably underestimated for how restorative they actually are. I know how much I need at least one day. I hope you feel better soon!
Absolutely. I forget how much I need relaxation time until I don’t have any.
We’ve got some giant books on the Spec Fic list too! Dang chunksters.
We’re you as broken-hearted as I was over the Packers-Eagles game? 🙁
I was pretty sad the Packers lost, since they’re my adopted state’s team. They looked terrible!
Awesome – I love no commitment weekends… they are so great for catching up and I like to do NOTHING after a crazy week. 🙂
Good to hear you had a nice weekend, to catch up on yourself, really.
I have also started on my first read for the Indie Lit Awards (Spec Spec), 11/22/63 by Stephen King. I don’t know how big your book is, but this one is enormous, both big & heavy and well as 850 pages long.
Have a good week!
Berlin 1961 was only like… 500 pages? Well, 600 with endnotes, but those don’t count. Spec Fic has some HUGE books.
I am glad that you finally got a day to relax and stop feeling so overwhelmed. 🙂 I am not sure what it is about this month so far, but I feel like there is just not enough time to do anything lately!
You’ve made big strides! Cheers to a weekend of relaxation and catching up!
Oh yea! So glad Kim has got her groove back! feels good to knock some things off the list, I’m sure. Hope you have a fab week!