Gaming break 20/30

Almost there baby!!!

I’ve been busy the past few days. I had a job interview this morning and it went very well. I was surprised with how calm I felt, I thought I’d be freaking out. I do attribute this partly to the challenge - I had no way to avoid my nervousness, so I prepared well instead. (I’m sure it’s mostly therapy and treatment that did it though lol) Today I’m tempted to make an exception as a reward for the job interview, though I might not have the time. Did I mention how long the days feel? Even when I have a lot going on.

I’ve also had my hands full with animation and other projects. I forgot I was even doing this challenge and I almost booted up a game because of that lol. Only after a moment I caught onto it and stopped the download. No crime committed.

I’ve been doing well in the reading for inspiration department, watching movies and series on the other hand - not so much. That’s okay though, there’s no pressure. I found some fantastic books and artbooks to fill that role. I reached for a few digital copies of magazines (courtesy of my library <3) and they have been a nice change of pace. I’m only a little upset they don’t have more pseudoscience stuff, how can I live without an interview with some guy who’s been kidnapped by aliens??

I journaled a lot on some days and not at all on others. Letting it all out on a piece of paper nobody else is ever going to see is a special kind of catharsis. I should write more about the good things in my life, they’re easier to forget. I once read about an artist who keeps every little compliment in a separate notebook to re-read whenever he feels down, maybe I could try that.

As the halfway point of the challenge came and went I started thinking more about what I can do afterwards to keep a healthy balance. At first I thought to keep it to weekends only, but now I might be busy both days. Do share your ideas. I’ll do some light reading online to see what works for others.

Key takeaways:

• days feel longer in a nice way
• I’m in touch with a lot of other interests again, look at me, I contain multitudes
• I’ve been feeling much more creative and less fatigued after creative activities
• I still miss my RDR2 horse look at him his name is Salize