Back into the swing of things...not

As excited as I am to get back into the swing of things, into editing my novel and work on writing more. To work with my editor and polish up my novel, I for some reason can't quite get into it. I want to so badly. I think for some reason, I'm nervous.

Not some reason. I believe I know why I'm nervous. Since I got it back from my editor, a third of it edited, I've been supposed to be working on it. December was an easy excuse to be distracted and not work on it. But, I can't do that anymore. I'm nervous because I haven't done editing like this before. It's intimidating and there is so much work to do. I have so much to learn and so much to do for it. I am so excited to make it great, and I can't wait for it to be a million times better than it is right now. All I want is to feel proud and feel like I have a chance when I start sending it to publishers in 2013.

I'm not sure how to motivate myself at this point. I need a big push, to be inspired and determined. I think I just have to force myself to start, and then work at it every day until it's part of my daily routine.

Any thoughts or suggestions? How do you keep yourself motivated to keep working through the tough parts? Is it the tough part for me because I haven't done it before? Will it get easier? Will I feel better about it once I start digging my way through the disaster zone of my novel?

Help?!

--
Ashley