- Sleep: 23.00
- Wake: 09.30
- Screenplay pages: 8
- Piano practice: 45mins
- Coding practice: 0
On the face of it I slept really well (11-9), but that doesn’t (ever) tell the full story. My sleep is always interrupted, rarely high-quality and never restorative. I literally can’t remember the last time I woke up in the morning and thought, “That’s better, I feel really well rested.” But that’s just life, so there doesn’t seem to be any use complaining about it anymore.
Writing
I’m really impressed that I managed another big day. Eight pages is a lot more than I thought I’d get through when I sat down because there were several scenes that I had no idea how to execute. To get through all of them and a couple more and – always important – to know what’s next next feels like a big win.
Music
My back hurts. When I’m trying to get to grips with a new piece, I have a tendency to hunch over the keyboard looking at the music and my fingering. Trying to get that little bit of Angels right has had me hunched for nearly an hour.
On the plus side, I’m making progress.
Other stuff
Last week I was contacted about a trustee position in a sport’s governing body, which was exciting. Having only spoken to a recruiter about it yesterday with a deadline tonight, that means writing an application has been the priority this afternoon. Coupled with needing to go and run some errands like pick up drugs from the chemist (always good not to run out), that means I’ve not had time for coding.
That’s a handy excuse and all, but I’m so tired and my brain feels so fried from the application (I hate them) that I probably wouldn’t have been able to actually learn anything if I’d tried a coding session anyway. That’s the biggest life obstacle right now: tiredness (at best) or exhaustion (at worst) get in the way of so many things.
The first few days of this daily log feel slightly fraudulent, tbh. Getting this much stuff done in a day is more of an exception than a rule. Not that I’m not enjoying it, but I’m not sure it’s representative.
I suppose I hope that by capturing everything like this, it’s a useful way of showing myself how much I am (or am not) capable of and how much progress (or otherwise) I’m making day-to-day.