time management and excuses

These past few weeks have been so busy as I rehearse for a musical. Usually the times are 10am or 12pm to 10pm almost every day with an hour and a half break for dinner. So, have I written during this time? No, unfortunately I haven't. I obviously have time before or after rehearsal, but I have been tired constantly, especially after rehearsal.

Some priorities need to come first before writing, unfortunately, like eating and sleeping, and especially keeping up my health. Keeping my sanity and stress down is also something that should be placed above other things. Of course, these are simply excuses. I can say that I will begin writing as soon as the musical is over, but does that mean I will? Most likely not... if I know myself well enough.

As soon as I say that I will write, I will make up another excuse. Obviously, I won't make it very far in my career of deadlines. But looking back at my document, I am surprised to find 30K words. I don't know where that came from, honestly.

What am I going to do about this? I have a writing friend who constantly pesters me for more writing, and she has been an absolute savior to me and my writing. I still maintain that I will write after the musical is done with its run, because I do feel exhausted to start up my writing again and editing what I have written (due to plot changes).

And so, the first of February is my date of working hard again and keeping up a new year's resolution.