Day 345, Monday
Back to the DMV! Success this time! It took longer to get to the office than it did to get my license renewed, but I’m so glad the wait was short and the place wasn’t scary packed like the last one I tried. ICYMI – I spent three hours shuffling around a mall food court packed with dozens of people while waiting to get into the DMV office, only to find that the state system went offline and was unlikely to come back up before closing. After a tense wait, I was forced to reschedule. Today’s visit was painless and quick.
Took the rest of the day off to write and work through some stuff at home, though I couldn’t resist checking email for updates on the latest drama.
Day 346, Tuesday
Back at it. Another day with more questions than answers, but we’re starting to get a clearer picture of the situation. It’s not great, but there is some flexibility. I’m taking what I can get and making it work for my department with as little risk as possible.
Day 347, Wednesday
Trying to catch up on the conference sessions I missed when WriteOnCon was live by making time in the evenings after dinner. Even though I’m not a kidlit writer, I LOVE the practical aspects of this conference. I don’t invest as much as I should into my development as a writer because of the cost, but I’m trying to do better this year and work through my money hang-ups (poverty PTSD?).
Day 348, Thursday
What even happened on Thursday? It fell into the void.
Day 349, Friday
Woke up at 4am, but was it the wild dream or the cats that woke me? Maybe both. The living room was in a STATE when I got up to feed them.
Despite the lack of sleep, managed to get through the four hours of writing I set as my goal for the day.
Day 350, Saturday – Day 351, Sunday
Spent the weekend working on revisions and making the most of my time. My current method is working better than any I’ve tried before, resulting a lot of efficiency and less anxiety re: slow progress. Started feeling a migraine coming on Saturday afternoon. Anyone else experience full-body fatigue and joint pain before a migraine? I’ve identified it as a sign of prodrome, but I’m curious how common it is.
On Monday, I head back to the office for the first time in nearly a year. Yes, I’m anxious. It feels poorly planned and poorly reasoned. Let’s not get me started on the UK variant predicted to take over the majority of Florida’s covid cases in the coming weeks. I’m not happy about it. I’m trying to make the best of it, but I don’t feel ready to be in an office setting and will start posting passive aggressive signage if people wander to my door to have a pointless conversation.
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marginalia and such 
1) Poverty PTSD is very, very real and I 100000% understand exactly what you mean.
2) I’ve seen the state of living rooms after the cats have a Night.
3) You’re probably in the office today. I hope it all goes well. That really sucks and I’m thinking of you!
The most random money situation will trigger it. 😦
Campus wasn’t as bad as I feared, but I’m more worried about the news we’re getting about summer session. The stress feels never ending!