It all made sense in my head*

I am always scatterbrained, which is why I keep lists of just about everything - seriously, if I'm going out at lunchtime to have a walk, I will write a quick list that says "walk, buy coffee" just so I remember what I'm doing - but at the moment, I feel even worse than usual.

I think it's that when I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed, I write lists as an alternative to doing things, not as a reminder. Between work stuff getting big and scary, and home stuff feeling kind of up in the air for all kinds of reasons, I think I'm trying to find the magical list that will just make my brain click and jolt me into 'doing' mode. Sadly, that's not a thing, and I could be writing lists until 2019 trying to make that happen.

Instead, this morning, I gathered up all the junk dumped around my office and dealt with it. I didn't put the tasks on a list, I just did them. Sadly, that seems to have used up my brain power for the morning, and I'm now staring at the remaining tasks and thinking "Whut?"

As usual, there are two solutions to this: MOAR COFFEE and ANOTHER LIST. \o/ Well, actually it's a cup of decaf and clearing out the messages in my email that I flagged for later attention and have now forgotten about. I'm always stressed if I can't see the big picture, so putting everything on one giant list, which I can then sort through, actually works for me most of the time. I have A3 paper and a full set of sharpies, and I'm not afraid to use them.

I also need to deal with my 'blocking' tasks. The ones that I don't want to do, but need doing as a priority, and that I procrastinate on. The thing is, I feel bad about doing anything else before them, so I end up just not doing anything. Except possibly going around in circles.

So. Coffee, colour-coding and just doing the thing is the order of the day. Monday didn't really happen, so I'm declaring this the start of my week. Hey, it makes the weekend come sooner, right?

Snowflake Challenge Day 9

Day 9

In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

I mostly write and podfic, so I'm going to be self-indulgent and rec three of each. For everything that got posted, there were five or six that didn't, so I'm proud of my work for the most part, and I think these are pretty representative.

( It appears I learned to write in the SGA fandom )

I also plan to use the challenge as a chance to fulfill Day 6's challenge of leaving feedback, and reccing them here.

Read so far:

A conversation in the Yellow Drawing Room by Dancingsalome (scripsi)
[Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell]
Lady Pole writes a letter to her friend Mrs Strange about an unexpected encounter.

McFlurries & Love by Brumeier
[MCU, Steve/Bucky]
What starts out as a simple trip to McDonald's turns into a relationship changer for Steve and Bucky.

Print the Legend by Deifier
[Thelma & Louise]
They say you'll see 'em sometimes out there on the road. Call 'em ghosts or spirits or avenging angels. Two redheaded women in a green 1966 Ford Thunderbird...
Reader's note: I think most of my Flist would enjoy this - it's our kind of thing, guys. I've never seen the film, but if you know the basics, go read it!

Such a Time as This by mihrsuri
[Tudor history AU, The Book of Esther]
"You have come to your royal position for such a time as this" or a retelling of the story of Queen Esther with Anne Boleyn as a Mizrahi Jewish lady.

The Adventure of the Thunders of the Upper Deep by El Staplador
[Doctor Who, Madame Vastra/Jenny]
1892, and the famous consulting detective Madame Vastra is summoned to Devon to investigate a mysterious death. Her faithful companion Jenny Flint accompanies her. Sea air and sea bathing are said to be very good for the nerves. Perhaps that's just as well.