Dateline 10-12-2017

Alright, I think by tomorrow I will be back to my ideal schedule where I wake up early enough to get all of my blogging obligations completed by noon. As I said yesterday, I strayed from this schedule for about a week thanks to a mini bout of depression where I found it extra hard to get out of bed.

This mini bout of depression started after the Vegas shootings because I found myself obsessing over the news after taking few months off from fixating on this form of fear porn. I hate to say it but the less I know about the world the happier I am as a person.

Last week, I kept the news on in the background as something to listen to while I work which sent me to that dark place where I was up all night "investigating" and spent all day wanting nothing but sleep. I feel the same late night brainwaves that I credit for boosting my creativity when I write also come into play when following late night news. 

This week, I drastically cut back on my news intake and immediately felt relief. The only problem has been that I'm still stuck in a wacky sleep schedule. Keep in mind, I didn't really cut down on the news until a couple days ago and not the beginning of the week. I felt my mood improve almost instantly but it's going to take a little while to figure out my sleep.

Yesterday I got up earlier than the day before and today I was on course to wake up at my target time which is why I feel that I'll be spot on point when I wake up in the morning tomorrow. I actually could/would have woken at the perfect time today if it wasn't for the fact that I have plans for tonight and wanted to make sure I'd be well rested without my afternoon nap.

I'm fully aware that my current issue is completely innocuous when compared to the news that I'm trying to avoid but this portion of my personal site is to report on my personal life and this just happens to be what's going on at this time.

Hopefully, my mood will remain on this upswing because I can feel that my negative outlook from last week was really affecting my ability to work. As always, we'll see what happens and I'll check in tomorrow with what does.

Talk to you then.

Sincerely,

The Wicker Breaker