It finally happened, I’ve become a weekend writer

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ere was one thing that was affected by this and its writing. I couldn’t write when inspiration hits working in the office, I have to write down the idea and hope that by the time I come home I’ll have some energy left to develop and publish it.Another thing I was not a fan of is “<a href="https://readmedium.com/enough-with-the-you-should-write-every-day-advice-e93c4455149d">writing everyday advice</a>” since it was not always possible to follow it, and it became even harder now that I’m full-time back in the office.In the two weeks of not working from home, I wrote 0 stories and had 3 ideas. Of those 3 ideas, 2 are still existing only on paper and I’m writing the third one. I’m afraid that my draft folder will become a mess <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-medium-drafts-folder-is-a-mess-b5d8a740116a">once again</a> and that I’ll eventually stop publishing several stories a month until I stop writing entirely.It’s not easy having no energy to do something you love while the world tells you that “once you find something to love, doing it will not be hard”. Honestly, it’s utter BS.I love writing, but if I come home at 7 o’c

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lock at night after working for 8 hours and spending an hour commuting, the only thing I’m capable of doing is getting some rest and start preparing for tomorrow.Unfortunately, for most days I’m not going to write anything and as much as it pains me to admit it, I need to accept it and make peace with it.I’m creating a “new normal” for my schedule and it takes time to figure out everything and make it fit into my days without getting overwhelmed or burnout.From today, I’m not going to feel bad if I only write on the weekends because IT’S OK to do so. Maybe storing the creative flow for the weekend is beneficial, maybe I’ll become a better writer, who knows. What matters the most is that I keep on writing.<a href="https://eleanor-annay.medium.com/membership">For $5 a month</a> you can get access to every story published here on Medium. Just a heads up, this is an affiliate link and I will receive half of that payment as a commission.If you would like to receive an email with my newest stories, you can subscribe <a href="https://eleanor-annay.medium.com/subscribe">here</a>.</article></body>

And there is nothing wrong with that

April 4th, 2022 was the day we went back to the office in full capacity with teleworking being an extraordinary option. As my boss told us, we are back to day 1 of 2020 when everything was normal. So no masks in the office, unless you feel like wearing one, meetings and training are face to face and we don’t have to ask for permission to hold one.

I was thrilled that I’m not going to work from home anymore. It took a toll on my productivity, on my social life, and mentally I was struggling to focus. I was not a fan of working from home for a while now, so this decison came at a perfect time.

However, there was one thing that was affected by this and its writing. I couldn’t write when inspiration hits working in the office, I have to write down the idea and hope that by the time I come home I’ll have some energy left to develop and publish it.

Another thing I was not a fan of is “writing everyday advice” since it was not always possible to follow it, and it became even harder now that I’m full-time back in the office.

In the two weeks of not working from home, I wrote 0 stories and had 3 ideas. Of those 3 ideas, 2 are still existing only on paper and I’m writing the third one. I’m afraid that my draft folder will become a mess once again and that I’ll eventually stop publishing several stories a month until I stop writing entirely.

It’s not easy having no energy to do something you love while the world tells you that “once you find something to love, doing it will not be hard”. Honestly, it’s utter BS.

I love writing, but if I come home at 7 o’clock at night after working for 8 hours and spending an hour commuting, the only thing I’m capable of doing is getting some rest and start preparing for tomorrow.

Unfortunately, for most days I’m not going to write anything and as much as it pains me to admit it, I need to accept it and make peace with it.

I’m creating a “new normal” for my schedule and it takes time to figure out everything and make it fit into my days without getting overwhelmed or burnout.

From today, I’m not going to feel bad if I only write on the weekends because IT’S OK to do so. Maybe storing the creative flow for the weekend is beneficial, maybe I’ll become a better writer, who knows. What matters the most is that I keep on writing.

For $5 a month you can get access to every story published here on Medium. Just a heads up, this is an affiliate link and I will receive half of that payment as a commission.

If you would like to receive an email with my newest stories, you can subscribe here.