https://jon-chaisson.dreamwidth.org/ Drunken Owls and Other Delights - Dreamwidth Studios Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:02:20 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios jon_chaisson personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/11204725/2867713 https://jon-chaisson.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://jon-chaisson.dreamwidth.org/932600.html Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:02:20 GMT https://jon-chaisson.dreamwidth.org/932600.html Monday was my 47th birthday, so I was a little surprised when I&nbsp;got a little nostalgic in my daily journal entry.&nbsp; Not in a&nbsp;Sinatra 'it was a very good year' way, or even a Morrissey 'there's too many bad memories' way for that matter.&nbsp; It was just... kind of a happy nostalgia, that I'm currently happy and content where I&nbsp;am, after too many years of being a miserable moody bastard.&nbsp; Patience and dedication paid off, apparently.&nbsp; It took me almost three decades, but I&nbsp;now have three books out in the wild with one coming soon, and two further books being worked on.&nbsp; I've still got my music.&nbsp; Life can still be stressful (especially when the Day Job kicks my ass), but it's still a hell of a lot better than it was, and I'm happy with that.<br /><br />If I'm having any midlife crisis, I'm keeping it on the cheap.&nbsp; No interest whatsoever in man caves, sports cars, fancy clothes or expensive food.&nbsp; It's the blue-collar guy in me... I find a lot of that kind of frivolous and fleeting.&nbsp; The only major spending I&nbsp;do really is to my music collection.&nbsp; I mean, yeah, I'm once again questioning why I'm still at the Day Job when what I'd <em>really </em>like to do is go full-on self-employed with book covers, writing, and other things more focused on my writing career.&nbsp; I'd so love to donate more time to that. &nbsp;Maybe soon, I&nbsp;don't know.&nbsp; I still need to do a lot of serious thinking and planning about that.<br /><br />That said, I'm glad to say the new regimens are still being followed pretty solidly, with very few occasional lapses.&nbsp; The most surprising thing is that I'm not feeling exhausted in the process.&nbsp; It's all about time management, to be honest.&nbsp; Less time screwing around online; consistently using spare moments throughout the day; doing it right then instead of 'I'll get to it'.&nbsp; Oddly the only response I've gotten mentally or physically is that my dreams have been more vivid lately. &nbsp;Not that I'm complaining, of course, considering I get good ideas there!<br /><br />We've also been making sure that we get to the gym at least twice a week.&nbsp; Sometimes it's exhausting, but it's worth it by the end of the day.&nbsp; I sit on my butt for hours on end anyway, so getting my body in motion more often is definitely a good thing. &nbsp;Gotta get rid of that spare tire, y'know!<br /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=jon_chaisson&ditemid=932600" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://jon-chaisson.dreamwidth.org/932600.html regimen writing exercise birthday Sirius XM/Lithium awake public 0