This week has been tiring, but I’m happy to call it a success. I wrote five days out of seven (or it may even have been six), started to catch up on my reading goals, and got a vastly clearer understanding of my travel plans.
Except for Sunday, I started my free time each day by working on my goals. I don’t know that this got any more done than the last-minute strategy, but it has been much lower stress.
Reading
I finished Greg Egan’s The Eternal Flame this week. This series (Orthogonal) is the most science-heavy science fiction I’ve ever read — the way the quantum physics of light works in the setting is a major part of the plot.
Despite that obvious difference, I think the book has a lot in common with Agatha Christie’s work. There’s a mystery (albeit scientific), a complex social situation, and a threat that is deadly but not particularly tense.
Travel Plans
I spent a lot of time this week talking to my family (who’ve all been overseas before) about what I needed to bring to Europe. With their help, I’ve sorted out the phone issue. They also pointed out a lot of things that I was overcomplicating or trying to get too early.
As a result, I now have a much clearer idea of what I need to get done. For this week, that’s making backup copies of documents.
Good luck and happy writing!
Jenkins Rising 
2 responses to “ROW80 Week 8: When Things Work”
It sounds like you are doing fine on your goals. Five (possibly six!) days of writing is super. I’m glad your getting a better focus on your trip to Europe. If I remember right, it is some time before you leave. I am an obsessive planner, though, so I would want all my ducks in a row as soon as possible, whether that is realistic or nor. Good luck with it all.
I’ve never been to Europe, so I’m a little jealous. I do hope you have a great trip.
Starting your free time with your goals sounds like a solid plan and I do hope it keeps working for you. Hope the doing good trend keeps up!