Tag: self-reflection

Grey-Haired Grad Student

On By MezzoSherriIn Grey-Haired Grad Student, Life-Long Learning, Memoir1 Comment

So I mentioned in last week’s “re-entry post” that I’m undertaking some “life renovations” during this latter half of 2024.* Some of that is referent to topics I’ve discussed here previously: self-care, healthful movement, mental health, decluttering.

And some of that is working on some things I haven’t mentioned in the past. For example, I’m trying to figure out what kind of paid work I want to do during the final act of my career and I’ve started learning about my (most-likely, though officially-undiagnosed) ADHD brain.

AND.

I’ve gone back to school to earn my doctorate.

Northeastern University's doctoral gown. Maroon, black stripes, yellow-gold piping.
Someday, this will be mine…
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Looking for a Crutch

On By MezzoSherriIn Books Books Books, Meta-Blogging, Stuff about Stuff1 Comment

I have got to find some easy way to choose things to write about. Right now, my only focus for making 2019 the year of WRITE is to keep the daily discipline of showing up at the page*–just showing up and writing is, I’m guessing, going to be the only goal I have for myself during the rest of January. And maybe for longer.

So if just showing up at the page is my goal, then I would very much prefer to lessen the time spent on the “what the hell shall I write about tonight?” stage of the process.

Seriously, y’all. I have spent nigh unto an hour gaming and wasting time on the iPad whilst this went on in the endless internal loop:

I need to go start writing, but what the heck am I gonna write about tonight? I’m wasting time trying to figure this out, cos I need to go start writing. But what the heck am I gonna write about!?!

Well, maybe those “hecks” were actually “fucks.” But it’s a decently accurate transcription…

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