Yeah . . . I didn’t have any time to touch Darwin & the Beast Collector.

The week after winter break is always crazy with students and teachers getting back into the swing of things.  Doesn’t help that I deal with things from the teacher and parent side of things.  Waking up at 5:30 am was tough for me, but even rougher for the teenager who wasn’t ready for it.  So, my mornings were groggy and busy, which set the stage for a wild day.  I made it to the weekend though.

Another factor was that this was the end of the Pokemon Go winter season.  Each season is about 3 months and ends with a big event.  This is the first year I’m participating the winter finale, which as been going on all week.  A special event happened every weeknight from 6-7, so I was in the park with everyone catching and talking.  This meant late dinners and quickly going to bed after 30 minutes of silence.  On the days I didn’t have my son, I had to rush through various errands and chores.  Haven’t been sleeping well for a few nights too, so it wasn’t smooth sailing.

This weekend is going to be busy too.  Special Pokemon are going to be around with several requiring you team up with at least 10 other people.  The event goes from 10 am to 6 pm both days, so I might get some editing in at night.  For today, I’m taking a backpack full of sandwiches, water, and a thermos of hot chocolate.  My hope is to get all of the tasks, special catches, and other key moments done before tomorrow.  The temperature is going to drop into the teens since Canada won’t keep its arctic wind to itself for one more day.  I don’t want to be marching around the park in that weather, but the mall won’t have enough players for me to easily get the tough ones.

Honestly, I’ve been feeling rather lost and out of sorts for a while too.  So, editing takes longer than it used to.  Don’t know if it’s because of the story or me.  I like what I’m reading and how things are going, which is weird.  Maybe my inner criticisms are making me drift away for a bit until I sort them out.  For example, I keep thinking I’m not making it clear that a character is always drinking the same thing and nobody else is allowed to touch it.  They always have a drink with them and I know a later chapter has a bartender explaining that nobody else can have that brew.  Is this enough to get the point across and garner some suspicion?

Next week may give me some editing time since I won’t have a lot to do in the evenings other than some appointments.  I have my son next weekend, so we’ll be doing some Pokemon and relaxing.  We have a lot to talk about too.  With the weather being freaking cold again, I doubt we’ll be outside a lot.  Then again, we can always hit up the mall and walk around while watching a movie home in-between.  Really don’t know if I should plan a lot since he has a lot going on this week too.  He could hit the weekend being so tired that he wants to sleep in and lounge around the house.  I mean, he’s watching ‘Schindler’s List’ this week, which is a tradition in my old high school.  I remember feeling drained after seeing it and I assume he’ll have a lot of questions too.

You know, it might be best that I take a day of fresh air and community.  I think I’m at a threshold or some kind of limit considering the song above made me start crying for no reason.  A lot of personal stuff did happen and I haven’t been sorting through things as well as I should.  Well, I’m trying, but I’m really only saving it for therapy sessions instead of working on things every day.  Probably part of the reason why I’m having trouble getting my emotions on track for writing and editing.  Hard to write Darwin being a happy, positive ball of mayhem when I’m questioning why life sucks.  Really should watch more comedies than science-fiction dramas . . . Think I should pause ‘Warehouse 13’ and jump to ‘Brooklyn 99’.

Goals of the week:

1. Catch Pokemon without freezing.
2. Try to edit one chapter of Darwin & the Beast Collector
3. Help son with homework and school.
4. Make sure to get enough sleep.
5. Try to exercise because freezing winter has caused horrible weight gain.
6. Work on May blog posts.
7. Watch comedies and avoid the news.
8. Try to improve mood in spite of depressing arctic winds returning.