NaNoWriMo Day 17 Results - Burnt Out

Progress
Words - 18,983 + 417 / 50,000
Days - 17 / 30
Average - 1,141 words a day (-45) [Required average - 1,667]
Pages - 38
Chapters - 5

Total Progress - 38.8% (+0.83%)

I came home today with a head that felt like a used matchstick.

No amount of alka-seltzer can cure exhaustion, but a good night's sleep can cure that and much more. I had a long day at work and didn't get home until 7:00. Without even getting undressed, I got into bed and napped until 9:00, then had dinner, then pounded out a few words. Filled up the page, but didn't get to the next one. The very first sentence I write tomorrow will do that for me and start me off with a new page.

I'm very happy that I'm participating in NaNoWriMo. It's making me question how I spend my time. I could have had so much more done, but not by sitting down and forcing myself to write more.

No.

If I had gone to bed at 10:30 or even 11:00 instead of staying up late trying to write, I'd get more sleep. Feeling more refreshed and energized to take on the day. I don't know what it is about me, but come hell or high water, I always wake up around 5:45 every morning. Most of the time, especially recently, I'm just exhausted and sleep in until my alarm goes off an hour and a half later.

Think about that.

An hour and a half.

If I went to bed earlier, then I could use that hour and a half. Maybe not all for writing, but I could have breakfast, prepare for the day, and still have another half hour to myself. Pound out a few words before getting to work. Maybe not finish a scene, but it'll be there on my mind, begging me to finish it. I'll get through my work and go straight home energized to continue what I started in the morning; instead of being be tired while I work satisfying the unsatisfy-able, running myself even more ragged being not as productive as I could have been, therefore having to work an extra hour before coming home, even more exhausted than I was an hour ago.

I'd probably be 10 pounds lighter, too.