Some days I feel like there are so many balls in the air, there's just no way they are all going to stay up. But they have to. No choice!
I did a school visit this morning. I worked on a revision for a work-for-hire project. Picked up a sick kid at school. Grocery shopped, made dinner, talked to a friend on the phone. I've got a deadline next week, and one two weeks after that. Oh, and then there's the NESCBWI conference (did I tell you guys that I'm on a panel with my Vickie Motter, Kate Messner, Jenn Laughran, Stephen Fraser and Christine Brodien-Jones? Well, yeah, I'm not freaking out about that at all.) And that's not counting the novel revision I'm dying to get back to. You know, the novel. The dream.
I'm not complaining. I love that I've got stuff going on--I've always wanted to be a writer. And, I'm writing. But tomorrow's a work day. A real work day, as in "the day job." If only there were 25 hours in the day. No, then I'd just sleep longer. Maybe another day in the week? A third hand? I know, a clone!
Maybe I need an intern?
Well, how do you guys get everything done?
5 comments:
I usually have to cut something out. Decide what my priorities are. Recently I kind of quit my job to make room for school and writing. A bit more drastic than you can probably do, but it worked!
Swimming. Classes. Homework. Social life. Internship. Editing job. Writing (now a job...gulp). I've learned to let the pieces fall, and usually I can get it all done. But yeah, now that I have Deadlines and Things for my writing, it's a little more daunting.
I plan out my month - every day I have a list of the things I need to do. But I'm flexible if I don't get everything done. It's not easy, esp. when there are a few balls floating in the air. :)
I like the planning the month thing--though I got sick last week and have been having trouble getting back to normal. I had big work plans for last Friday, too.
I'm obsessed with time management issues and have committed every Tuesday of 2012 to discussing it at my blog.
Thanks Gail--I need to check out your blog on Tuesday!
So hard when sickness or anything unexpected derails your plans--good luck getting back on track.
Laura--I WISH I had your ability to plot out the month like that.
Kelsey and Taryn--I remember what it was like to balance school with work and family and social life. In fact, every time I have a deadline, I remember what the week before finals felt like. Like how the h*ll am I ever going to get it all done?!?!? But someone you do, and it all works. Good luck to you both!
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