Champagne and Socks

and freaking out about workload. And planning a wedding on top. I’m finally starting to get it, that every year there is more to do in less time.

I’m wanting to post about some wedding thoughts but that will need to wait til tomorrow now. My new thing, it seems, is falling asleep early and getting up uber early. It’s my version of jetlag, I guess. And so I’ve been waking and getting up at 6.30 am since I arrived in San Diego. So yesterday and today, I left for work at 6.30 and started at 7.30. And I gotta say, I’m really loving it. I’m hoping I can keep it up. There is something about the getting a jump start on the day that kickstarts my productivity. I’m doing so much more and at better quality first thing in the morning than I ever was when I’d get in by my regular clock. And there is no mid afternoon slump because I’ve already left for the day by then. I hate that it’s me that’s changed, but it means getting up in the morning at the same time as C and no longer having an interrupted sleep (I usually fall back asleep for two more hours after he leaves).

The only thing that’s not really in the groove yet is my TPP work. I’m still sick as a dog (on a nebuliser and off caffeine and anything but simple foods) and am fading by the time I’m home in the evenings. I’m hoping it’s just a matter of not being able to rev all the engines at once because I did have a pretty heavy workload for November and every day I’m not getting part done means there will be harder work to be done later.

My November tally (starting from today) for slushing, editing, copyediting and proofing:

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