Today marks the first day since returning from my travels that my mind was spilling over with words upon waking up — to the extent that I grabbed pen and paper so I could write before even getting out of bed. 

That didn’t happen at all while I was in Honolulu. Missed it greatly.

It helps a lot that:

1) I’m back to my yoga + Pilates morning routine; 
2) I have extended solitude free of interruptions; and 
3) I can sleep in a cool, quiet, ultra-dark room. 

In Honolulu I didn't have any of the above. I had to sleep in a warm room that let in a lot of light/noise. Even with A/C + eye mask + earplugs, I didn't sleep well. And I was under a lot of stress, too. 

So I was exhausted every day. 

In relation to FC, my exhaustion typically shows up as “I want to cast about (thing) or respond to a thread, but I can’t think clearly enough to sort out my thoughts on it.”

So this “mind bursting with words” thing is a really good sign.

Excited to finally return to my normal writing + casting rhythms.

Writer, senior editor, music journalist, GenX eldergoth, Moxiesplainer. https://paragraph.xyz/@danicaswanson https://tinyurl.com/Black-Stone-Wordsmith

reall nice. The feeling regarding fc is also in general the same for me. This place is filled with wisdom, so I tend to be careful where to engage and think twice about what to cast.

Regarding ear plugs: for me the game changer has been using loop airplugs https://www.loopearplugs.com/ Take a look if you don't know them.