C25K Day Two: One Day At A Time

“I don’t have time for my writing because it’s not important enough for me right now”. Does that feel right? Nope, no it does not.

Day Two, looking at my daily routine to see whether or not I can try and delegate some extra time for writing. 

Mondays: 
Uni, but not until after 2pm. I could be writing on the hour's commute, to and from home. I could be waking up half an hour early to get some writing in. Evenings are usually not great, because by then my mind has been on writing and creative stuff all day - so it's okay to have a break then. Use this as a Netflix or movie evening, or read a book god damn it.

Tuesdays:
Uni, this time starting at 11am. Not much time for writing this day because I also need to get work-writing done (as opposed to creative writing). Again, could be getting up half an hour earlier to get some writing in, and writing on the commute. These are probably the only times that writing can get done, because Tuesdays are exhausting and I know I should allow myself some more down time in the evening, in the way of Netflix/movies/books.

Wednesday:
Work from 9-6. Could be getting up half an hour earlier again? This depends on how late I have gone to bed the night before, it doesn't need to be punishing myself to get up. At work I write all day, just not the stuff that is creative. Therefore it can be like pushing through mud when it comes to the creative stuff. However, there is time: on the commute and over my lunch hour. In the evenings, I think an hour could also be spared for writing (perhaps in a notebook, which is easier for idea-flow, instead of on a screen. This gets rid of the "been on a screen all day" issue).

Thursdays:
Work 9-6, pretty much identical to Wednesday. If I have gone to the gym Wednesday lunchtime, then Thursday lunchtime is the one to write in. This could also work the other way around. Commute-writing and an hour in the evening to scrawl in a notebook are also perfectly manageable.

Fridays:
Usually my writing "day-off", and I think this is okay to have. I will have been writing creatively and for work pretty much non-stop the other four work days, so Fridays I will allow myself to use for self-care and relaxation. There is still some opportunity for writing, on the commute, but no pressure to do it in the evenings.

Saturdays and Sundays:
God knows what happens on these days. Friday evenings are the same - are we staying in London, are we going away somewhere? If I'm on a train, I should be writing. There is no excuse otherwise, especially when it's a five hour journey down to Cornwall.