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self care one writeous chick stuff i think about plus a couple of hopes and dreams and maybe a fear or two thrown in the mix search one writeous chick about jennifer upcoming classes workshops coaching events articles columns testimonials press mailing list contact tag archives self care i took a break from writing to take care of myself 14 jun my laptop is taking a break from writing sometimes i blatantly contradict myself like how i used to say it was so important to have balance in your life then i went on this kick like fuck balance it s all about the passion and now i m kinda into the balance thing again or trying to be at least living a life of balance is not the place i naturally default to but both things are true balance is nice passion is cool too balanced passion may be something to strive for although sounds like something that s probably impossible to achieve or when several years ago the married man i was having an affair with abruptly ended things i was devastated to the point of barely being able to function but i was also relieved relieved that i no longer had to spend agonizing days waiting for his texts calls or emails or hours lost to fantasy obsession fear and worry i was devastated but i was also free both were true i learned this from my therapist she says it a lot life is big and complicated enough for seemingly completely contradictory things to both be true at the exact same time the last blog post i wrote was about how i always need to be writing i wrote this almost 9 months ago so you can see already contradiction shortly after writing that post things fell apart as they sometimes do in my life as a freelancer i was doing work that i loved but unfortunately not enough of it to support myself i have a high tolerance for deprivation in service to following my vision if i m doing work i love i can make do with very very little in terms of material gain but at a certain point the chaos of financial instability starts to interfere with my creative process waking up every day in a state of panic tends to make me shut down writing wise as someone i know once said you can t write a novel if your house is on fire and based on my own experience i can say tru dat not knowing how i was going to pay the following month s rent and with my financial house up in flames i set out looking for work once i ve reached this point of complete desperation and panic i can t like casually look for work and keep writing on the side at that point earning money requires all my time and attention i got temp work right away and a month later a full time job my first full time job in over three years i now had health insurance paid time off and some stability although i hadn t written in a few months i decided to consciously continue my writing break so i could get acclimated to my new job also i wanted to be a normal person who went to work and then had a life time for socializing dating and decluttering my apartment instead of this person who has a day job and then in every moment of her free time is trying to make things happen with her own creative projects on the side living multiple lives and driving herself to exhaustion but after a month at my new job my friend said to me jen i think you should start writing again because what happens is not writing takes on its own crazy non momentum momentum if you don t write for long enough it turns into this really huge daunting deal and you can t imagine how you ever wrote anything in the past or will ever again in the future i said something along these lines to my friend right before she said jen it s time so i wrote my dating profile for okcupid it was kind of fun it made me laugh i thought this is good and i can write inspired by my success writing my dating profile i dipped my toe further into the writing pool and wrote an essay about writing my online dating profile then i wrote a few more things like this and this it felt so good to be back i was on a roll sort of i still start and stop write take a break struggle with writing self care balance passion working hard rest being consumed by creative projects having a life i write but then i have to take mini breaks because i work full time and have activities and commitments almost every night after work and i get t i r e d and need to rest not be so busy and striving all the time just be last sunday afternoon i planned to write but i was exhausted so i took a nap instead by mid week i was aching to write i m doing it today i may need to take a break tomorrow taking breaks from writing can be good self care and necessary periodically but still s till if i go too long without writing i feel really shitty sometimes i need to take a break from writing to pay attention to how i m going to pay my rent but when i m not writing inevitably i hit a point where i start to get angry and filled with resentment i feel invisible unseen unheard disempowered like i have no voice and the only way out of this is to use my voice and write something i need to be writing all the time and i need to take breaks both are true tags balance finances self care well being writing breaks writing life writing routine comments 3 comments categories goals inspiration self care writing categories categories select category 5 6 7 8 dance annoyances articles believe in yourself cleaning club med commute dancing with the stars dating failure goals having faith holidays inspiration maroon 5 music negativity pop culture press self care shining brightly simple pleasures so you think you can dance spring subway technology addiction texting uncategorized vacation writeous chicks newsletter writing writing workshop archives october 2015 june 2013 september 2012 july 2012 june 2012 may 2012 april 2012 october 2011 august 2011 june 2011 april 2011 february 2011 january 2011 december 2010 november 2010 october 2010 august 2010 july 2010 may 2010 april 2010 march 2010 january 2010 november 2009 october 2009 september 2009 august 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