Jessica
Activity totals for the week:
- Television: 10.42 hours
- Homework: 5.58 hours (includes 4 hours of class)
- Non-work Internet: 7.75 hours
- Creative Time: 1.24 hours
- Reading: 6.75 hours
- Blogging: 2.23 hours
I spent 10.42 hours on draining activities (down 45 minutes from last week), 7.75 hours on neutral activities (also down by nearly 3 hours), and 10.22 hours on filling activities (down almost 5 hours from last week).
Where did my time ago? I can tell you that much of this result has to do with my ramped up work schedule. It’s much more difficult to fit creative time into a 40-hour work week, compared to a 16-hour work week. I also know that I struggled with energy overall, due to the ridiculous insomnia I experienced on and off throughout the week. It’s very challenging to feel creative when I’m operating on only a handful of hours of sleep.
One good part of this week is that I found time to do something creative every day. Due to my Week in the Life series of posts, I was able to fit some level of art making into every single day. Okay, one day I only took one picture, but dang it, that still counts. While my overall total of creative time wasn’t that great, I was able to hit my goal of 1 hour per week. (It’s good I set the benchmark so low.) I also was able to make a bit of space for creating each day, regardless of my mood and level of busy-ness. I think I can count this as successful, in many ways.
Another good thing about this week is that I spent a lot more time in pleasure reading. Again, I can thank my dear friend insomnia for that benefit. At the rate I’m going, I may be able to continue to read for fun and complete my homework at the same time.
For this upcoming week, I’m not quite sure what my creative work will be. I have a meeting with my writer’s group tonight, which I count as creative time, so perhaps I’ll walk away with some ideas for revision. I also have tentatively scheduled an artist’s date with myself for Tuesday, so I may spend some time playing with art supplies for a bit. We shall see what the week brings.
