Just Jen

Last Thursday I took on the role of Responsible Adult, skipped the Beats Antique concert I’d been looking forward to for months, and stayed home to edit.  Why?  I had a sudden spark of motivation and desire to edit.  It’s been months since I’ve done any work on Divided, so I knew I had to seize that strange motivation.  I have 3 months worth of critiques from my online critique group waiting for me to look at them.  That’s 6 critiques (there are 2 other people in the group besides myself.)  I got through 2 of them, and skimmed another 2.  That section needs a LOT of work, and I wasn’t up to it just then.  Ever since Thursday, I’ve felt as if I’m back on the editing wagon, though I haven’t had the time or energy to do so.

I’m sorry to have missed the concert, but Beats Antique seems to make somewhat frequent stops in St. Louis.  I just saw them less than a year ago, so I’m hopeful they’ll be back in the next year.  But I’m glad I stayed home to edit.  I hesitate to say so for fear of jinxing it, but I may have gotten the spark back.  Maybe not quite for writing yet, but at least editing.  There were some very good suggestions, and I love when I’m able to incorporate someone’s comments into my writing to make it better.  It’s a great feeling.

Saturday was my birthday, so the weekend was filled with a lot of celebration.  Yesterday was more laid back, but seeing the small amount of sleep I’d gotten, I spent much of the day lounging in bed with my puppies, and another chunk of it riding my motorcycle.  After riding, I decided I needed a nap before going to my parents’ house to celebrate Mother’s Day and watch Game of Thrones.  So, no editing was done.

I may do a bit of editing when I finish typing up this post.  Or not…I’m still feeling a bit sleep deprived.  Mondays tend to do that to me.  I might have taken a nap after work, but I went to yoga instead, and am very happy I did.  Linda, my (now sometimes) teacher, was in town.  She moved to Texas last month, but will come back once every month or 2 to teach some classes.  I had really missed her yoga routine.  I love the new teachers, but Linda’s routine is a great workout without being too strenuous.  I’m going to try to write it all down so I can do it on my own at home sometimes.

But I digress.  Yoga, no nap, Monday, busy weekend.  And the start of the St. Louis humidity, which always wipes me out. So, I may just curl up in bed with a good book, and call it a night early.  Wednesday is Creative Meetup, the monthly gathering of some Wrimos who want to write year round, so I’ll have plenty of time to edit then.