Here is a long blog\u2026 it was a long day!<\/p>\n
I lost an entire day today. That has not happened in a while. I\u2019ve been traveling to see friends and for the most part, I\u2019ve had a wonderful time.\u00a0 I was able to work with my friend Lorraine as we are both writers. When Lorraine went back to her regular job, my concentration and ability to work plummeted. I\u2019m used to this. Yesterday, I made myself work using my normal techniques and ideas. I made sure I told Lorraine the projects I was going to get done so that I could show them to her when she got back. It\u2019s a technique that works. When I know I have to show my work to someone, I can focus more.<\/p>\n
Then today\u2026 I am in Florida, so I wanted to go to the beach. The plan was to drive there, walk on the beach and write at a coffee shop. I have a very important deadline for a new book I want to write, so working is essential.<\/p>\n
Here is a short version of what happened: The place where I rented a car gave me a piece of junk that was not clean on the inside. I should not have taken the car, but it was the only one. As I drove away, I started to get upset with myself as I felt like a dummy for letting them get away with this.\u00a0 Then the brain looping started- you never stick up for yourself. Remember when you got that bad manicure and didn\u2019t even say anything? They scammed you! This car is dirty! On and on. To make things worse, the GPS I had didn\u2019t work so I had to use my written driving directions and this is extremely stressful for me.<\/p>\n
The result was a panic attack- it was mild, but it was not fun. I finally got to the beach and the weather was dark and windy. And\u2026 the beach looked just like the beach in Oregon! I was expecting white sand, blue water and palm trees. Of course,\u00a0 that is not what you get in Jacksonville!\u00a0 By this time, I\u2019m losing it. My mind is racing, I\u2019m crying and the stress of having to work is too much. So I decide to go home \u2013 and I get lost. Finally, I get the GPS to work and I arrive back at my friends,\u00a0 almost four hours after I started. It was awful.
\nI knew I had to do something to feel better. I called the rental company and complained. They are picking up the car and will not charge me.<\/p>\n
\u00a0I drank a Coke and had fries. (Guess what, this didn\u2019t work! ha ha) Then I went back and took a walk with my Ipod. That helped.\u00a0 Finally, I accepted that this would have to be a bipolar sick day. The illness was stronger than my ability to work.\u00a0 I took a break and felt a lot better in the early evening when my friend got home.\u00a0 I would like to be a different person sometimes. One who doesn\u2019t get sick when they get the wrong rental car!<\/p>\n
Julie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here is a long blog\u2026 it was a long day!<\/p>\n
I lost an entire day today. That has not happened in a while. I\u2019ve been traveling to see friends and for the most part, I\u2019ve had a wonderful time. I was able to work with my friend Lorraine as we are both writers. When Lorraine went back to her regular job, my concentration and ability to work plummeted. I\u2019m used to this. Yesterday, I made myself work using my normal techniques and ideas. I made sure I told Lorraine the projects I was going to get done so that I could show them to her when she got back. It\u2019s a technique that works. When I know I have to show my work to someone, I can focus more.<\/p>\n