Is This a Thing or Am I Just Weird? Also, I Think I'm Going to Go Crazy. · 9:30am Jan 28th, 2019
I have so much stuff I need and want to do that I am PHYSICALLY uncomfortable. I keep stretching and wiggling by I can't find any comfortable position. I want to do stuff right now but, for one, it's 2 am and I need to be up by 9 and the fact that I have NO IDEA what to start with.
Well, that's not entirely true, I have to do audio book stuff and write ToS but I also have other story ideas running through my mind that I need to get out first.
On top of that I have this really cool art project for the show RWBY that I planned out but it is a BIG project, lots of drawing, cutting, measuring and gluing. I haven't even started it yet because I need to go to Michael's to get a lead sharpener before I throw my pencil across the room. Do you have any idea how hard it is to sketch with a pencil that refused to have a point? Extremely, especially if you need to me exact. Speaking of drawing, I still need to draw the ToS cover which I have several ideas for but how the heck can I chose just one AND draw it with color?
Oh, then there is this impending court date. Bright side though, I found my reading glasses that have been missing since mid-November. So, at least now I can read for more than an hour without everything becoming word soup.
I also have school starting back up soon. It's only one class though, English. You'd think it would be an easy class for me, right? Wrong. So, SO wrong. Essays are the bane of my existence. Reading comprehension is also really stupid. You have to try to find and describe all these different story elements and hidden meaning that I am 90% sure that who ever chose to books for the curriculum just decided to make a big deal out of that the writers may or may not have intended to put there. For me, I find that English class takes the fun out of reading and writing. I kind of wish I could hand them my story notes and completed story then ask me about them and mark me accordingly. What better way to learn than to learn by doing? Even when I teach the new people at work how to do something I make them do it while I talk them through it. The lesson tends to stick better that way.
Does anyone have any organization and/or scheduling skills that might have some tips for me? I think I'm stressing myself out so I can't getting anything done.
Stress can cause physical discomfort based on how you hold your muscles etc. So that is relatively normal but tends to vary from person to person. Weirdest thing I’ve encountered from that is that I clench my teeth a lot when stressed which can lead to my jaw cracking when I open my mouth to speak or yawn, very startling the first time that happened I can assure you. Best I can advise for organization would be to make a list of what needs to get done (either physically or mentally depending on preference) and then go over a calendar and plot out what to do when. For simpler tasks mentally nail down the day you intend to do them and for the more complex or time consuming figure out the range of days you want to work on it. It might be slightly overwhelming at first but if/once you start taking care of things it can feel very satisfying.
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Thanks that is actually really helpful advice! And yeah my jaw cracks naturally to the point that I have to force it to crack just so I can use more of my mouth for think eating and yawning. the rest of the time I can only really open my mouth just enough to talk.
I agree with you about English Class taking the fun out of reading and writing.