Periodic pondering

[calissa]

It has been ages since I last did one of these, so I thought it was time I revisited.

Doing: I've mostly been concentrating on editing. However, I managed to attend the Aurealis Awards on Saturday and had a lovely brunch with friends on Sunday. Tomorrow night I'm off to see Bell Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Watching: I seem to be going through a phase of watching shows. I recently caught up on Forever (Ioan Gruffudd *swoon*) and Agent Carter (only eight episodes? Come on!) and am currently making my way through season 2 of Agents of SHIELD.

Reading: This has finally slowed up, probably thanks to the influx of editing work. However, I just started Kaleidoscope edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios. It's an anthology of YA speculative fiction with a focus on diversity.

Wondering: The most recent batch of editing has highlighted for me how dreadful I am at the whole work/life balance thing. Being a freelancer means I work when there is work. However, I need a healthier way of doing that rather than working myself into the ground. Still wondering just how to do that.

Writing: I've not had much energy leftover for writing and so have been concentrating on poetry, using the excuse that April is Poetry Month. I've written so much of it lately that I think I'm starting to improve, which makes me happy.

Drinking: I'm making my way through a lovely batch of French Earl Grey that a friend brought me back from Thailand as a souvenir. With the mornings getting colder, I really need to pick up some Russian Caravan soon.

Comments

[alee_grrl]

I love both Forever and Agent Carter. 8 episodes was far to few of Agent Carter. I keep hoping we'll get a second season, because that would be awesome. Agents of SHIELD has been enjoyable this season.

I've been catching up on movies that I had intended to watch but hadn't quite gotten around to. So far I've seen At World's End, Big Hero 6, Interstellar, and Pride. They've all been enjoyable and thought-provoking, well Big Hero 6 was more fluff than thought-provoking but was still very enjoyable.

Work/life balance is a very hard thing, especially for freelancers. I don't have many tips yet, but send hugs and good thoughts.

[onewhitecrow]

Maybe take a walk at the end of your 'working' day to reset your brain between it and your 'generally existing' day? I'm pretty rubbish at it myself, but having a definite hour to clock off at then some compulsory outside time to get to where food is is probably why I'm not more of a mess.

[eye caught on comment above] You've not seen Hot Fuzz? You would like that, I think.