Well, yesterday I unveiled the finished My Year in Pictures poster, and I sent my last What the Fvck Just Happened newsletter to the printers. A.K.A I hit send on the email. Like clockwork, I was suddenly exhausted and cranky after finishing something I was so passionate about and dedicated to.
I have gotten this way over the years after our annual Halloween event that our family used to host, or after say an election I was running in. I love these things very much and when it’s over, I imagine that I am left with this feeling that the passion is over and it’s back to the 9-5 routine again. Not that the 9-5 wasn’t there all along because it was, but these projects invigorate me in ways my job hasn’t in likely 15 years. There are moments, but What the Fvck made me feel alive again.
Although I need to take a break and also get back into these house projects – which I actually love don’t get me wrong, but after a few days of the grumpies, I realized I do need to think about the next adventure because I’m at my best when this passionate part of me is alive and firing on all cylinders.
So, I have started that book and not unlike this project, I’m trying not to think too much about what it’s about. I’m just writing and letting the words fall where they may.
As you can see, I still have this space. It’s there and active and I might as well use it as a venue to tap thoughts into space, but there’s also a Google Doc that I started that has the word ‘Novel’ in its name, so there is that too.
I’m actively writing my novel.