So what did I do this weekend? Write? You would think. But no, I try not to write on the weekends. I write 6-8 hours a day five days a week. So in order to maintain some semblance of sanity, I reserve weekends for family time, fun stuff, and errands/housework (you know, that pile of...everything that builds up during the week when I'm in crazy writing mode.)
And this weekend I was feeling particularly motivated to organize EVERYTHING. That's usually not my style. No one would ever give me a housekeeping award. But I felt this compulsive need to pull everything out of my pantry and fridge and clean it out. And I realized it's because everything is so crazed and frantic with my writing right now. My inner chaos needed outer order.
I guess I'm nesting but instead of birthing a baby, I'm about to birth another book.
So here's one of my projects from yesterday.
PANTRY BEFORE: (hmm, kind of looks like how my brain feels right now)
The De-boxification process (like editing except you get to throw stuff on the floor):
PANTRY AFTER (what I hope my book structure looks like when I'm done):
Ahh, that's better...now back to writing.
So am I the only one who starts nesting when it's time to finish a book? Or if you're not a writer, what do you do to center yourself when your feeling chaotic?