The pile-it-on strategy for coping with depression

I have let myself get behind at work. I have procrastinated and gotten behind schedule. I have flaked out for too long and now have some catching up to do.

However I say it, the bottom line is that I need to be a busy worker bee for the rest of my life next few weeks. Unfortunately, I have never felt less like being a busy worker bee, except maybe when I dropped out of college. Since dropping out of work is not an option, I need to get moving.

Strategy #1 for this is to clear the decks (clear ALL the decks?) and Focus On Work. This may yet be what I decide/need to do.

Strategy #2 is to pile a whole bunch more stuff on my plate in an effort to kick myself into that buzzy, adrenaline-fueled, extremely productive place I can sometimes get into (usually the week before a deadline). So, I am thinking about doing NaBloPoMo (NaBloPoHalfMo?) for the rest of October and then NaNoWriMo for all of November.

Insanity? Probably, but at least it would be a different sort of insanity than I have been experiencing recently.

The suggested theme for NaBloPoMo for October is "Play." That's probably not going to work. I mean, I'll try, but I am not in a terribly playful mood.

Play...