All things considered... (partly NaNoWriMo)

[mousme]

I think I'll stay home tonight. I am bone-tired, and staying out until 10:30, coming home and producing more verbiage for NaNo doesn't sound very appealing right now. The dance they're teaching tonight doesn't appeal to me as much as, say, the one they'll be teaching next week, so I think I'll stay put and not kill myself with too much stuff during the first week of NaNo.

During the Giant Weekend Moving Extravaganza™, t! found a timer, which he very generously allowed me to keep. I have pulled it out of its box and, after a few minutes of puzzling over the instructions (complete with 1950's housewife drawings, much to my amusement), I have set my beside lamp to turn on about ten minutes after my alarm goes off for the first time in the morning. I'm hoping that this will persuade me not to hit the snooze button and try to keep sleeping, as I've been doing for the past month and a half.

Yes, I realize that this is probably because I'm sleep-deprived. Sadly, sleep is a luxury these days, NaNoWriMo notwithstanding. I'm slowly getting a handle on my schedule, but the key word is "slowly." Eventually I shall find that elusive balance between sleep, work and social life.

Ideally the week would divide neatly into three parts. However, factoring in travel times for work, prep time in the morning, etc., work takes up slightly more than a third of the week. Then there are boring but necessary things like groceries and cleaning and so forth that take up time too. Social stuff takes up a fair bit of time, and there too one has to factor in travel time and waiting time and all that. That leaves considerably less time for sleep than I'd like.

Meh.

So, yes. Staying home. I might even have a nap now and try getting up later to do some more writing. I've hit my NaNoWriMo quota for the day, but if I have the energy, getting a head start on the rest of the wordcount is probably not a bad idea. Also, there's posting to be done for Bluebook, although for once I'm the one waiting on someone else instead of the other way around.

Off to ponder dinner.

Comments

[baronscartop.livejournal.com]

There were two of those timers, found in Tal's basement during the great cleanout.

I don't think they'd been opened since 1960.

t!

[vureoelt.livejournal.com]

I use a simpler solution. I stuff my alarm well out of reach of the bed.

I can relate to the scheduling thing. I've been putting off some stuff that I shouldn't.

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I use a simpler solution. I stuff my alarm well out of reach of the bed.

Which I've tried. Sadly, my alarm is a digital clock that plugs into the wall. Thus, I can reel it in by its electrical cord and shut it off. ^^;

The light turning on may not last. It's kind of brutal, going instantly from total darkness to bright light, and it hasn't actually worked, since I just turn the lamp back off. Oops.

[vureoelt.livejournal.com]

Have you ever actually reeled it in though? And if so, maybe you can find another plug...

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have reeled it in. Also, it's currently plugged into the outlet that's the furthest from my bed. I just have a small bedroom.

Sadly, it looks like I'll just have to rely on willpower to get myself out of bed. :)

[vureoelt.livejournal.com]

Well, shit. You're DOOMED! Good luck with that. :D