So many ideas…so little time…
Last week at the nursing conference, my goal was to leave with one concrete idea for a project I could do at work. I ended up with four, maybe five do-able projects.
There aren’t enough hours in the day.
Driving through Joshua Tree was one of the highlights of last week’s conference. I discovered I love the desert.
On top of that, I’ve got the ECWC next weekend, where I’ll be pitching an urban fantasy piece that still somewhat in need of revisions. And then there’s NaNo, and while I’m not signed up for the official deal, I’m hoping to do my own private NaNo-lite and knock out a 20k novella that’s been waiting patiently for my attention. The working title is Choir Camp, and it’s a goofy little romance that’s about what happens when a group of music teachers get together for their annual retreat.
When that’s done, all my lovely beta-readers will likely have returned their copies of The Hell Hotel with comments, and I’ll jump into revising that. And there’s a dystopian cross-country adventure that I started a couple years ago that I’d like to do something with. And I had a dream this morning that could turn into a paranormal steampunk thing. And my anniversary’s coming up. And I do still have children.
If only I had more time.
Part of this rant meditation on time stems from a blog post I read yesterday. My friend Tami Clayton‘s writing partner started his brand new blog with a post called Time Is Optional. In the post, he points out that humans are the only creatures who measure time. Animals couldn’t care less. He also pokes holes in the concept of time management, as if we can really control something that’s an artificial construct in the first place.
It made for interesting reading, and reminded me that the only time we have any control over is what’s happening right now. We can’t change the past nor can we affect the future.
Right now.
That’s all we’re given. So instead of fretting over all the things I’d like to do, I’m going to re-orient myself, finding a sense of gratitude for having the ideas in the first place and doing my best to keep my head in the moment.
What about you? How do you balance all the many demands that you face?
Peace,
Liv
