I’ve recently been forced back to the office. Grr. So right now I’m struggling with time management due to that and some other things. Honestly I’m mentally fatigued. Work has been one unnecessary aggrevation after another. I miss my daughter and my dog, so I’m not as focused either. Those mid day walks, more comfortable environment, being able to move about and stretch more freely in general, breaks when you need it not on a forced timeline, lunch with the family made for me by my daughter, fur and snuggles, and music REALLY improved my overall outlook and my productivity. All in all this is a "promotion" I wish I could have said no to.

Small things. Hard to give up. To be honest, the last month and a half have been absolutely miserable.

That said....

I, like you, have my own set of drafts and outlines that is growing for Medium. Hopefully, I’ll finish one tomorrow and publish. Amongst the draft collection is that piece on quilting bees you suggested. I need more research for that one though. I want to go through some 19th and early 20th century papers for notices about it. See what I can find.

What writing I’ve been doing has been mostly on that fiction project I mentioned before. It’s coming along. Slowly. Bird by bird, as Anne Lamont would say.

I’ve noticed a lot of writers I follow are winding down and not writing as much on Medium. Or not bothering to edit and proofread so thoroughly.

So is everyone in a "post" pandemic slump? A "post" Trump or other political slump? A Medium is giving me whiplash disillusionment? Or is that just a false perception on my part? Just don’t have as much time now that quarantines are lifting? Hard for me to tell.