No writing last week but I did get Division finished and sent in for line edits.
I tried writing but was having real trouble. I wasn't sure if it was due to a plot problem, stress or the distraction of having the kids home and having to serve as homeschool teacher, not to mention trying to do some day job work each day.
I did my usual check to see if the issue is with a project or with me. I tried some fanfic writing and I was having a lot more trouble than usual with that, too. Which tells me that I need to be gentle with myself and recognize the difficulties I'm having.
On Friday, I got my official lay off due to lack of work (in turn due to the necessity of socially isolating). So the day job is gone until we're not having to restrict ourselves at home any more. Very relieved to be in Canada, where the government is giving decent support to those of us facing this situation.
I didn't do a tarot draw last week, but I did one for this week. I drew Temperance for the past, which indicates moderation and blending. For the present, I drew the nine of coins which indicates self-reliance and financial security. (Side note: I was going to be the nine of coins in a living tarot deck photoshoot that a friend of mine was putting together. I had a costume all ready and everything. But the shoot never happened and neither did the deck. Ah well, opportunity lost.) Back to this week's draw. The future was the ten of staffs, the burden of success.
There has certainly been a lot of blending over the last week, trying to balance different roles in my life, the needs of my family and those of greater society, and the challenge of having four people stuck in a house together day in and day out. I'm choosing to be a little reassured by the nine of coins, because I'm not feeling particularly financially secure right now. And the ten of staffs makes sense as well, since part of the challenge right now is that fact that I have been able to do a lot of things with very little support and now people are expecting that I can continue to do it, when I don't know if I can.
I guess we'll find out.
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