Unravelling...Just a Little.
As the Fringe is less than two weeks away and as opening approaches, I'm struggling to keep from feeling overwhelmed and frantic. The light is at the end of the tunnel, unfortunately it's obscured by what feels like a thousand little details. Details that gnaw at my brain until I'm transformed into this anxious, weepy, whiner who's near-paralyzed with indecision. Thus far, I'm holding it together...but barely. My biggest problem, is that I've trapped myself in a bad sleep cycle. I'm high-strung and tense during all day so I can't relax at night. Then I sleep badly, wake up stiff and tired, which means I'm not functioning well during the day, which leads to my feeling tense and high strung all day.
Step right up, folks! Behold the banality of my artistic angst!
In the meantime, I've pulled out every tool in my anxiety management arsenal. I've got lists, schedules, spreadsheets and charts coming out of my ass. I've even got a few conceptual sketches. I've done my best to delegate where I can. I've had tremendous support from my people, especially tinkerspink and Drama King. When I look at the next couple of weeks objectively, it's going to be busy, but not impossibly so. I wish I was the type of person who could nap. I think a couple of extra hours sleep would do me a world of good. Scratch that. A joint and a deep tissue massage would do me two worlds of good, but I'd settle for the parent-appropriate nap.
Happily, all is not anxiety in the Queendom. DK's parents came for a visit this weekend, which is always fun. On Friday evening they surprised us with a check; a modest inheritance from DK's late grandfather. We've decided most of the money will go towards our mortgage, but we took a small portion and bought ourselves a Wii! So in the midst of the fray there will be a little Guitar Hero to soothe the soul.
Step right up, folks! Behold the banality of my artistic angst!
In the meantime, I've pulled out every tool in my anxiety management arsenal. I've got lists, schedules, spreadsheets and charts coming out of my ass. I've even got a few conceptual sketches. I've done my best to delegate where I can. I've had tremendous support from my people, especially tinkerspink and Drama King. When I look at the next couple of weeks objectively, it's going to be busy, but not impossibly so. I wish I was the type of person who could nap. I think a couple of extra hours sleep would do me a world of good. Scratch that. A joint and a deep tissue massage would do me two worlds of good, but I'd settle for the parent-appropriate nap.
Happily, all is not anxiety in the Queendom. DK's parents came for a visit this weekend, which is always fun. On Friday evening they surprised us with a check; a modest inheritance from DK's late grandfather. We've decided most of the money will go towards our mortgage, but we took a small portion and bought ourselves a Wii! So in the midst of the fray there will be a little Guitar Hero to soothe the soul.