RTBTCKI Your Focus needs more Focus
Sunday July 5, 2020 aka Day 39 of the Reopening Epic
Last night was noisy as fireworks were launched. A majority of them were not legal. This went on for over 4 hours. Some were close enough that I was worried about the house. I expect when I go out, I will find some firework debris. I had a headache by hour two which got progressively worse as the evening went on.
I woke up this morning with Phoebe sleeping on top of me. She likes it when I am on my left side. She curls up on me and goes to sleep purring. It is not the first morning I have woken up to this. It is comforting.
Yesterday we watched Captain America First Avenger, 1176, Captain America Winter Soldier, and Wonder Woman. Caroline and I got two walks in and I did a lot of sorting of boxes of stuff I said I would sort later. Overall a very productive day.
Today I plan to continue what I started yesterday.
Back in 2018 Weird Al did a piece entitled “The Hamilton Polka” which he performed with Lin Manuel Miranda and Jimmy Fallon. I loved it then but now they upped their game. The Hamilton crew took Al’s song and used the movie to create a video that is brilliant.
Hamilton in 5 minutes kinda sorta.
Mewlan is doing her disappearing into a box trick. I swear she is entering her pocket dimension.
Focus is important in getting things done. There are days that I am laser focused and there are other days that I cannot get my brain to keep two thoughts in line. There are things I do to refocus myself but there are days that I throw up my hands and let my squirrel brain take over in hopes that it will bring me back to where I need to be. I also call this the ‘oooo shiny’ syndrome.
It can be very frustrating.
There is also looking at a mess and feel defeated before I even start. I cannot see the beginning that will lead to the end. It is then I find myself avoiding that which I need to do. If I can get myself started, then I can get into the groove and work my way through it. I find my focus.
Part of what I need to do when dealing with overwhelming stuff is to take a step back and let my brain work through how I am going to tackle the task. I break it down into smaller pieces until I have a plan of attack. At that point I can usually get started. It is the same with puppets and writing.
Again, it can be very frustrating.
I am grateful for focus.
Last night was noisy as fireworks were launched. A majority of them were not legal. This went on for over 4 hours. Some were close enough that I was worried about the house. I expect when I go out, I will find some firework debris. I had a headache by hour two which got progressively worse as the evening went on.
I woke up this morning with Phoebe sleeping on top of me. She likes it when I am on my left side. She curls up on me and goes to sleep purring. It is not the first morning I have woken up to this. It is comforting.
Yesterday we watched Captain America First Avenger, 1176, Captain America Winter Soldier, and Wonder Woman. Caroline and I got two walks in and I did a lot of sorting of boxes of stuff I said I would sort later. Overall a very productive day.
Today I plan to continue what I started yesterday.
Back in 2018 Weird Al did a piece entitled “The Hamilton Polka” which he performed with Lin Manuel Miranda and Jimmy Fallon. I loved it then but now they upped their game. The Hamilton crew took Al’s song and used the movie to create a video that is brilliant.
Hamilton in 5 minutes kinda sorta.
Mewlan is doing her disappearing into a box trick. I swear she is entering her pocket dimension.
Focus is important in getting things done. There are days that I am laser focused and there are other days that I cannot get my brain to keep two thoughts in line. There are things I do to refocus myself but there are days that I throw up my hands and let my squirrel brain take over in hopes that it will bring me back to where I need to be. I also call this the ‘oooo shiny’ syndrome.
It can be very frustrating.
There is also looking at a mess and feel defeated before I even start. I cannot see the beginning that will lead to the end. It is then I find myself avoiding that which I need to do. If I can get myself started, then I can get into the groove and work my way through it. I find my focus.
Part of what I need to do when dealing with overwhelming stuff is to take a step back and let my brain work through how I am going to tackle the task. I break it down into smaller pieces until I have a plan of attack. At that point I can usually get started. It is the same with puppets and writing.
Again, it can be very frustrating.
I am grateful for focus.