Hi Kara, your “Brass Ring Daily” newsletter this week really resonated with me. The week of October 13th to October 22nd was my busiest ever. So I had to spend time cancelling events and just lying low to get some balance back.
Your labelling of the Sunday anxiety as “Sunday Scaries” is so spot on. I used to have this anxiety big time when I was getting paid to work. But now that I am retired and am actually busier doing all the things I want to do, I still get the “Sunday Scaries”. So I will take your advice and try to do something on my to-do list today to allay that anxiety.
I also acknowledge that I readily embrace the philosophy of doing it now instead of later. However, I have so much going on with music learning, music practice, writing circle time, reading, love of films and food that I have to really actively manage my time so I can ensure I spend enough time on good health practices too! Everything in moderation, they say so I am still working it out but I consider it such a privilege to be in this position. I am ever so grateful! Thank you for your newsletter!
Kara, I'm reading this newsletter on Sunday, Oct. 27th. Your letter made me wonder what I wrote to myself a year ago in my writing diary. So, I looked back:
Last year, I wrote about giving myself a “silent” day the day before – no podcasts, no k-pop, no k-drama, no TV, no Spotify—a cleanse of sorts. This was an effort to “stay away from Korea-thinking during the daytime when I’m supposed to be working and paying attention to my actual life rather than falling into a sort of daydream land where time and place aren’t an issue of any kind.”
And now, here I am. I have been to Korea. I’ve started working on a book with Korea as a setting. And I’m making plans on how I can return to Korea in 2026. Funny.
Hope you're having a fabulous weekend. Take care, my friend.
Hi Kara, your “Brass Ring Daily” newsletter this week really resonated with me. The week of October 13th to October 22nd was my busiest ever. So I had to spend time cancelling events and just lying low to get some balance back.
Your labelling of the Sunday anxiety as “Sunday Scaries” is so spot on. I used to have this anxiety big time when I was getting paid to work. But now that I am retired and am actually busier doing all the things I want to do, I still get the “Sunday Scaries”. So I will take your advice and try to do something on my to-do list today to allay that anxiety.
I also acknowledge that I readily embrace the philosophy of doing it now instead of later. However, I have so much going on with music learning, music practice, writing circle time, reading, love of films and food that I have to really actively manage my time so I can ensure I spend enough time on good health practices too! Everything in moderation, they say so I am still working it out but I consider it such a privilege to be in this position. I am ever so grateful! Thank you for your newsletter!
Kara, I'm reading this newsletter on Sunday, Oct. 27th. Your letter made me wonder what I wrote to myself a year ago in my writing diary. So, I looked back:
Last year, I wrote about giving myself a “silent” day the day before – no podcasts, no k-pop, no k-drama, no TV, no Spotify—a cleanse of sorts. This was an effort to “stay away from Korea-thinking during the daytime when I’m supposed to be working and paying attention to my actual life rather than falling into a sort of daydream land where time and place aren’t an issue of any kind.”
And now, here I am. I have been to Korea. I’ve started working on a book with Korea as a setting. And I’m making plans on how I can return to Korea in 2026. Funny.
Hope you're having a fabulous weekend. Take care, my friend.