Last week started out on the strugglebus, as I mentioned when I didn't even publish my weekly post until Wednesday. The weekend was extremely productive, though, as we got a lot done on the patio. We're creating a space that I'm hoping to be able to use for work and relaxation, and I'm pretty pleased.
Next up will be inside projects. There's a lot more to do there!
Writing
I'm trying to fight my way back to a daily writing habit, but it's not coming easily — which is frustrating, because I maintained a regular writing habit for the majority of last year. But this is a different year, obviously, with very different struggles.
So last week, I wrote my weekly blog post and posted to my author IG — the bare minimum of my goals for the year — but I did not work on my novel at all until this weekend. I wrote about 200 words on Saturday and worked on a little research last night. That makes two days in a row, and I'm hoping to extend that streak out into this week as well.
Decluttering and Organization
This is where my week shone — not because I organized anything inside (unfortunately) but because I got so much work done on the patio. All of our orders arrived, so we spent the weekend putting together furniture and storage bins and shelving. I think I mentioned that I feel I need to get this done first, even though there are more important projects inside, because otherwise I'll lose my window. Granted, the "window" is more about planting than putting together patio furniture, but I've been thinking of it as a whole unit. I hope to get said planting done in the next couple of weekends, and to be able to start using the space this week.
Dolls
No progress here last week. I do have at least one project that has to happen this week by necessity, and I'd like to get back into working on dolls on a weekly, if not daily, basis. The museum and I have scheduled a doll sale for June 21, where another vendor and I will have a couple of tables of space to sell at alongside the museum's gift shop, so I need to start getting ready for that.
Taxes
I still need to call PayPal about my issues getting my transaction history, but that ended up on hold all last week. I've set aside some time tomorrow to do it. I'm also hoping to get back to sorting through emails this week.
Lessons Learned
Last week was an odd week that started out less-than-productive, but ramped up in the last few days. I know why, too: The arrival of our orders got me excited about working on the patio, and I rode that excitement through the rest of the weekend. It's probably going to carry over into the next couple days, too, as I still have a patio umbrella to put together, patio lights to hang, and a flower bed to prep for new plants.
There's also the possibility that the productivity of the week before impacted the first few days of last week. I do tend to get what I've always called "productivity hangovers," which is where a period of extreme productivity or busyness tends to throw me into a period of paralysis, where I have a difficult time mustering the momentum and motivation to get anything done.
I'm a little worried that the busy, productive weekend I just had will have the same effect, but it may be delayed until later next week. Right now I have a few more things to do on the patio today, plus I have a lot of busyness scheduled this week and early next week. Perhaps I'll schedule a "recovery" day next week, and see if that helps me to get back to work post-recovery.
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