Last week started off strong. I got lots of work done the first few days on both my novel and in the doll room. My "Tuesday bump" (what I'm calling the usual surge in word count that I get from our weekly write-in) wasn't quite as strong as in previous weeks, but it wasn't bad, either. And I got a couple good afternoons' worth of work done inventorying the Ginger dolls.
I also did a photo shoot at the museum for a social media reel I'm planning, and that took two afternoons and about 6 hours of work, between the photography and videography and the video editing.
But after midweek, my momentum flagged, and I didn't get much else done, besides a token effort on my novel every day.
Part of it was that I hit a rough patch with the novel, which I'll write more about in my next post. I hadn't really hit a rough patch yet, despite how far I've gotten in the novel, so I'm not entirely surprised, but the timing was unfortunate.
I think I also may have burned myself out a bit on the doll projects (both mine and the museum's) early on in the week. Even when work is something I enjoy, it can become overwhelming to me and burn me out if I work too intensely for too long. It's a wonderful zone to be in while I'm getting stuff done, but it can make it difficult to regain focus afterward. I used to call the after effects a productivity hangover.
The one thing I didn't get to last week (again) was the sale. We got a small reprieve and were able to push it back another week to allow me some more time to get organized.
I'm still trying the same approach that I discussed last week and focusing on fewer projects, so my list looks just like last week's:
- Work on my novel every day until finished
- Work on organizing the doll room
- Prep and run a sale
It's probably going to look more or less the same for a while, as the doll room is bound to be a long term project, and writing every day will just be replaced with a different novel once this draft is finished.
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