Off Kilter

I wasn’t sure what to write about today. It’s been a weird week, as it’s school holidays, so my routine is completely thrown off kilter. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, as it does give me time to think about what I’m doing, and whether that’s what I want to be doing.
For once in my life, I can actually say that I’m really happy with where I’m at. I know my writing career is well on its way, and as long as I stay up to date with changes in the publishing world, I can make (at least a part time) living from my writing.
(On this note, The Caretaker of Imagination is with the illustrator. She’ll be done by Christmas and I’m looking at a Feb 2015 release date).
This is important because it gives me the opportunity to create more – writing and art and music – without being a financial strain. It also means I can do more voluntary work and give something back to the world.
Basically, between now and Christmas I have 3 goals:
-Write and read lots.
-Exercise regularly and eat well.
-Enjoy life and cherish my friendships.
The main thing that’s been stopping me from reading and fiction writing is that there are always a million things on my mind.
I’m trying to deal with that by setting aside Friday as ‘my day’. I do have work in the afternoon, but the day is totally dedicated to reading and writing and just pausing to enjoy my life.
The other days are split between my other work (social media and planning), gym, music, art, blogging and professional development.  I’m still working out how strict a schedule I need for those.
I think I’ll call this post ‘off kilter’.