My Brain Won’t Work

Posted by Jenn Greenleaf Jun 1, 2009

My brain won’t work now. This is frustrating because, earlier today, I was cranking right along with all of my school assignments. I’m caught up on everything, and ahead on a couple of classes. That’s a great feeling, true, but it’s a not so great feeling when I sit down to work on other things . . . and my brain won’t work.

Fear not! I shall not be defeated! (How was that for a super-freelance writer slogan?) There are ka-zillions of writers out there currently attending college while managing their careers, so I know this is far from impossible. There are just some things about my life that need a little tweaking in order to make this work. I need to make sure I’m:

• getting enough sleep at night (I’m getting better at this)
• eating well during the day (no skipping meals or filling myself with empty calories)
• exercising regularly (I’ve been good at this lately, but prior to that . . not so much)
• asking for help when needed (I’m bad at this)
• taking time for ME weekly (I’m getting better at this – I know it’ll prevent burning out)

It all looks easy enough, right? So, why is it so hard to stick to these things? Is it because my “inner Jenn” knows it’s what’s good for me and I’m rebelling against myself? (bad inner Jenn!) Or, is it because I’ve developed some very bad habits that are going to take some work to kick? (sounds reasonable . . and true) It’s worth the effort, though!!

Do you face similar challenges?