Today, I should have been working on the Book 1 Project, but a few backed up admin tasks, including finishing the more demanding that usual report on my non-fiction launch from yesterday and replying to messages from my patrons took up most of my time. By the time I got all that out of the way, I had fewer than 10 minutes remaining in my morning and did not want to try to force myself to get words done in that little time.
Over the last several weeks, my wife and one daughter have been quite sick, with my daughter getting sick just as my wife was starting to recover. Then, my two youngest kids were out of pre-school all week, as they shut down due to the parent of another child catching COVID. On top of that, my day job has been overwhelming. So, I have been completely drained of mental energy.
I guess this kind of thing happens to everyone. I have always thought I should just push through it, but right now, I can’t. I feel like I’m constantly pulled in a thousand directions and letting everyone down. I need to find time to recenter myself.