France Frederic's Blog - Posts Tagged "self-publishing-pains"

"Je suis fatiguée", has been my unconscious mantra these past few months. I mostly say it under my breath, unaware that I've said it out loud unless my mom calls me out on it. "You're tired?" she'd say in her thick French accent, "then go to sleep!" before going on a rant about how my lack of sleep was affecting my looks, my weight, my health and pretty much anything wrong with me. Of course, I'd play it off and deny I'd ever said those words, but deep down I knew that my lack of sleep had caused my body to start expressing itself out loud. It called out for help everytime I slipped out of my conscious mind, knowing that since I wasn't listening, someone else would. My body was tag teaming me, and the fact that it would pull this stunt, made me want to push it even more.

Yes, I was really tired. Between work (day job), The Annabelle Book Series and the non-profit project I was working on, I didn't have much time for sleep. Both my mother and body were right. Though I've repeatedly promised them both that I would sleep more, I've yet to make good on my word. Yes, "Je suis fatigué" mais, "Je suis heureuse".

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