Falling between the cracks

I’m trying to keep things simple.

All year I felt like I’ve taken too much on, way too fast. I tried to take on school and work and writing, and everything else that came down the pike with fists ready at my side. Instead of doing battle, I just felt like a raw nerve. I over-extended myself in some ways, didn’t do enough to protect myself in others.  In the last few weeks I’ve lost some things. I’ve had to make some sacrifices. Friendships have slipped out of grasp, people have made entrances and exits. It happens.

You get used to it.

Right now I’m just trying to catch up. Consolidate. Simplify. School is on the back-burner for now, because of funding constraints and stress. It’s just better that way, saves me headaches and heartburn. I’m trying to work enough to support my habits and habitats, and use my spare time to write. On the other hand, I’m trying to find spare-time within that spare time to do things that I enjoy, instead of always just sitting around staring at notebooks and Word documents, conjuring magic whenever I can.

Basically? I’m trying to actually enjoy my life. Hula-hoops, Sims 3, bad television, oh my.

I’ll let you know how that goes.