The thing about going on a trip, it\u2019s hard to come back into the reality of your normal life after you\u2019ve been gallivanting around some city doing whatever you\u2019d like, including nothing at all. It\u2019s hard to come back to reality, responsibility, get into a routine\u2026at least for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I returned from San Francisco, it took me a minute before I stopped spending money in that almost indiscriminate (though very budgeted for) way like I was still on vacation. I even went so far as to purchase an $18 smoothie from Erewhon \u2013 that smoothie wasn\u2019t bad, but definitely not worth $18 \u2013 amongst other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I returned from my Bahamas\/Niagara Falls\/Toronto trip I was still so caught up in vacation vibes that I booked another trip. At first I was eyeing something driving distance, like Palm Springs, or Oceanside \u2013 somewhere with a nice pool, then somehow ended up booking a trip to Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now I\u2019m back from Seattle and I find myself still wanting to eat sweets, fast food and not do anything. That\u2019s when I had to remind myself that I have to reel it in. That I have to get back to work. Get back to establishing a routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have to reel in how I spend my money. Reel in how I spend my time. Yesterday I took back my brown\/burnt orange high-top converse. I have four more pairs left from that mini shoe spending spree that I went on before I went to Seattle, and I\u2019m wondering if I should return some or all of those too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I was driving yesterday and listening to the radio, the station, KJLH, played a clip of Steve Harvey\u2019s closing remarks from his morning show. In it he said success is going to cost you everything you\u2019ve got, and after that a little bit more \u2013 it\u2019s going to cost you some things you didn\u2019t realize you had as well\u2026or he said something like that, I\u2019m paraphrasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s just something that I have to constantly remind myself of as I go on this book publishing journey. This is not going to be easy. I cannot half-ass it. I have to give it all that I have, and then give a little more. I kept that in the back of my mind as I started editing my novella again today. I\u2019m going slower this time, really looking at my word choice, trying to see if these sentences make sense, trying to see if I\u2019m descriptive enough. I want to give the editor my best work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n