Feeling sluggish

Not today, particularly, and not feeling sleepy or tired, just slow. As if getting my writing done were pushing up a steep hill.
A lot of that, I think, is the lingering effects of visiting Mum, and working on various stuff for her since returning (though not as much as expected). Even though it’s been more than a week, I still feel a lingering sense of temporal shell-shock, as though I’m massively pressed for time. As I’ve noted in the past, this can induce a sense of “Fine then, I’ll just stare at the Internet!” reaction to my cruel fate. Which is stupid and unproductive, but I couldn’t quite get past it.
It’s been really bad trying to do stuff in the evenings. Theoretically I take a long lunch, then make up some of the time in the evening, working on various secondary projects. But by the time 7 pm rolls around (earlier I’m cooking, meditating, packing for the move, talking to TYG) I have little stomach for doing anything but relaxing (though a lot of time I just distract myself with odds and ends on the Internet, which is not the same thing).
A minor point is that we’re escaping the upstairs heat (the a.c. in our rental doesn’t work so well up there) by sleeping in the spare bedroom, which is my office. So my normal morning rituals get thrown off, which shouldn’t be a huge problem, but it throws me off more than it should.
I’m not quite sure how to get out of the resulting funk from all this, but get out of it I must.
Speaking of Mum, at least the news is good. They’re cutting back her 24/7 care next week to about eight hours a day (much cheaper, obviously) and my sister’s up there doing some stuff for her (as she lives in Germany, that’s above-and-beyond, IMO, and I greatly appreciate it).
Now, as to writing: This week I devoted myself to going over the rewrite of The Impossible Takes a Little Longer, with a particular eye to the scenes I changed most, and everything involving my villain.
The results? Mixed. On the whole it looks good and the changes I made this week made it better. But the scene where they first meet really needs some heavy work; a couple of other chapters need some minor adjustments. So I’ll do that Monday when hopefully my mind is a little sharper.
That took up my fiction time this week. Ehow wise, here’s the list:
•What Is LP in the Mortgage Industry?
•What Are the Benefits of FHA Refinance Vs. Conventional?
•Deferred Compensation Tax Rules
•Joint Checking Account Rights
•Do I Need a Building Permit for a Porch if I Do the Work Myself?
•Can I Claim My Car on My Taxes if Work Pays for Gas & Insurance?
•Does COBRA Apply to Dental Coverage?
•Can You Withdraw 401(k) Money for College?
•Proactive Communication
•Is an Inherited Retirement Account Taxable?
•Hedge Fund Pros and Cons
•Qualifications for Veterans Benefits
•Which Loan Origination Fees Are Tax-Deductible?
•Can an LLC Be an Individual or Sole Proprietor?
•Deduction Limitations for Rental Property
•What Paperwork Do I Need to Refinance?
•Advantages of an Irrevocable Trust
•What Happens When a Trust No Longer Has Assets?
•What Happens at a Home Appraisal?
•Do You Pay Taxes on Pensions From the State You Retired In or the State You’re Living In?
•Who Signs a Mortgage?
•Refinancing Vs. Extra Payments
•What Happens When the Stock Market Crashes?
•What is a Non-deductible IRA Contribution?