Day, Interrupted.
Apr. 14th, 2005 09:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterI'm still working on that manuscript I had hoped to have finished two weeks ago. I was excited yesterday morning because I thought I *finally* had a free day to work on it without major interruptions (classes, meetings, etc.). Then my advisor called because we had to review plans for the new building we're moving into. Obviously the plans had to take immediate priority. There went that day. It wasn't just the two and a half hours that had to go into the building plans--there were enough other small interruptions that pretty much the entire day was shot.
I think it's time to change up my sleeping schedule so that I sleep during the day and then go to work at night and work until it's time for crew in the morning. That way I won't be constantly interrupted by people.
Seriously, though, I know I take it all in stride much more now than I used to. A good part of that is due to the (yes, overpriced, but totally worth it) noise-cancelling headphones I got recently. Also an attitude adjustment. I just can't get myself to be as high-strung and crazy as I was back as an undergraduate. Those were the days when I was paying through the nose for a quality education, and needed to get every dime's worth. Not to say that my current education isn't high-quality, but it's more of a long-term commitment, so I'm finding it important to stay balanced even through the severely stressful and hectic moments.
I went to painting class on Tuesday, for example, rather than skipping it to work through the evening. It made me absurdly happy to paint again--it had been two weeks since the last class I'd been to. I'm rather proud of the most recent painting, so maybe I'll get around to photographing it and posting a picture.
Anyhoo, hopefully today will be less interruption-prone and I'll actually get something done. If I can get myself off the internet. (:
I think it's time to change up my sleeping schedule so that I sleep during the day and then go to work at night and work until it's time for crew in the morning. That way I won't be constantly interrupted by people.
Seriously, though, I know I take it all in stride much more now than I used to. A good part of that is due to the (yes, overpriced, but totally worth it) noise-cancelling headphones I got recently. Also an attitude adjustment. I just can't get myself to be as high-strung and crazy as I was back as an undergraduate. Those were the days when I was paying through the nose for a quality education, and needed to get every dime's worth. Not to say that my current education isn't high-quality, but it's more of a long-term commitment, so I'm finding it important to stay balanced even through the severely stressful and hectic moments.
I went to painting class on Tuesday, for example, rather than skipping it to work through the evening. It made me absurdly happy to paint again--it had been two weeks since the last class I'd been to. I'm rather proud of the most recent painting, so maybe I'll get around to photographing it and posting a picture.
Anyhoo, hopefully today will be less interruption-prone and I'll actually get something done. If I can get myself off the internet. (:
