Farewell, Free Time, I Ne'er Knew Ye.

...and then a project came up at Job #1 that bids fair to swallow all my time for the next two months or so. Six-day work weeks, at least once I factor in the one day a week commitment to Job #2. Add in that I really, really need to commit a fair chunk of time to practicing my martial arts material. Oh, and that I have to do some writing stuff or go insane (Trust me, this has been tested and found to be true. And I tend to go crazy in the not-fun way. I mean, the fun way a little, but mostly the Oh-God-is-she-scary way.). And I have a house that needs to be kept in order, because having my surroundings in order helps me to stay in order.

Must get routines established. Must train self to wake at unholy hour of 5:30 a.m. to allow time for martial arts training, routines, etc. before going to work. Must figure out way to cram martial arts material review and/or editing rough draft into bus ride. Must cut out most TV/Netflix watching.

Must.

Should also work on figuring out good way to relax despite all the above.

Oh, and taxes. And updating passports. And that story project I just queried on, which if they respond I may have an actual obligation to write in a reasonable amount of time. And Vicesteed critique maintenance.

Maybe a (maintaining) sanity checklist would help? What would be on such a thing?

Best Fairytale Ending Ever.

From the Grimm's Fairy Tale, "The Four Clever Brothers." I get the Grimm's fairy tales sent to me each day by dailylit.com.

Then the king put in a word, and said, 'Each of you is right; and as all cannot have the young lady, the best way is for neither of you to have her: for the truth is, there is somebody she likes a great deal better. But to make up for your loss, I will give each of you, as a reward for his skill, half a kingdom.' So the brothers agreed that this plan would be much better than either quarrelling or marrying a lady who had no mind to have them. And the king then gave to each half a kingdom, as he had said; and they lived very happily the rest of their days, and took good care of their father; and somebody took better care of the young lady, than to let either the dragon or one of the craftsmen have her again.