I Wish My Mind Was Different

I've had a few really bad nights and I woke up this morning so tired that it hurt. I gave up trying to stay in bed, had a longish nap in the chair, then was still yawning so I made a decision. I was absolutely definitely going to settle down, watch some YouTube/listen to music and finish off the scarf I'm knitting as part of the Lent knitting for the Mission to Seafarer's I'm doing. It was straightforward, uncomplicated, and nearly finished. In other words, a perfect project for when I was too tired to think. Besides, once it was finished, I could take a picture and use it for the blog.

How much knitting do you think I did?

To be fair, I've knitted a few dozen rows while I was watching Gladiators, but otherwise, for some reason, I got stuck in on some writing stuff. I had a piece published in an anthology, Grumpy Old Gods III back in 2019 and the rights have long since reverted to me. I'm not exactly sure what reminded me of its existence, but I woke from my nap with a purpose. So far today, I've dug out all the bits I wrote for the Grumpy Old Gods and I've republished them on my blog. The original story is here and the collection is here and I honestly believe that it's two of the best characters that I've ever written. It was quite a job as I'd made a complete mess of the punctuation which needed correction and I had to search through a lot of old files, but it was worth it. 

I've also written down two more cat stories for when I republish Cats in the Bible and sketched out the next chapter for the White Hart. So much for knitting. 

As well as all the writing, there were a few more tiny wins. My lunch was using up the last of some chorizo that bear had opened, chopped and sizzled up with some mushrooms and onions from the freezer, so I'm using stuff up and avoiding waste. I also got a better pic of the apple blossom while I was taking out some recycling. 

And now I'm going to have another nap as my eyes are closing and I'm picking bear up at 1am. He's supposed to be out somewhere in Kirklees celebrating a birthday but he's promised to take an Uber to somewhere that I can easily collect him. It's nearly 10pm now and I'll need a little shut eye to be safe to drive.

I just hope that my mind will co-operate for once.

Hugs and good health to all.