A Study in Venn Diagrams (or, why I'm not blogging)

The lack of blog activity is pretty simple, really.  I got nothin'.  Just nothin'.  The dissertation is taking all my energy and focus.  I'm on "vacation" from my job for a few weeks (this is a good thing) and I felt my energy and creativity returning being away from that daily grind, but the diss sucks those positive energies right up (I feel that I have to finish the dissertation in these three weeks, and you know, it's not gonna happen that fast).  OK, the diss is taking a lot of my energy and focus, but there are a few other things keeping me from writing in this space.  I'm missing my daughter like crazy.  I'm thinking about the upcoming job search, my current job, what I want for (and from) my life, and I'm stressing.  All that stress takes energy, too. 

This photo depicts my life at the moment.  All the yellow/orange circles (Christmas lights, by the way) represent areas of the dissertation I'm thinking about, writing on, researching, my daughter, my job.  The black area is just about everything else in my life.   It all overlaps.  But I'm blaming my lack of writing on the dissertation.

 

Photo is much cooler in a larger size.

 

I plan to do a few things to take care of myself while I'm on "vacation":

• A massage next week (before I go back to work).
• A few more minor-league baseball games.
• A photo excursion on Saturday (a day trip somewhere).
• A few afternoons at the pool.
• A visit from the Bundle the last weekend of July.  :-)

Comments

[joanna]

When I heard that Starbucks was closing some coffee shops, you were the first person I thought of. Will you be able to finish your diss at your 'bux?

[rageyone]

Happy dissertating! I hope you get lots done! It sounds like you have it all planned out, the "me" things that is.

[Scrivener]

Do you know the Flickr group "Circles of Confusion"? That's what your post and photo has me thinking of.

Good dissertating to you!

[Deanya]

Eh, who needs words anyway? Pictures are worth that thousand each, right?
xo

[jerry'sdaughter]

I would never have thought of a video on writing a dissertation! It's great and very creative.