Deadlines and To-Do Lists

A dreary, overcast late winter day. The snow is dirty, and the air looks a bit hazy. I had four deadlines in February and made two of them. The other two will have to be met in the first half of March.

I have a number of things on my March to-do list, besides making the deadlines. See my doc. Do my taxes. Get to work on a new collection of short stories, which a wonderful friend is interested in publishing.

Finally, I need to get back to my novel.

I feel better when I'm working on writing, even though a part of me wants to be a slug. At one point, facing the four deadlines, I thought, "I can't do this. I need to give up writing."

But there are still things to say...

On the plus side, Marscon begins today. I plan to go tomorrow. Today I will take it easy, make a curry and -- in the evening -- watch the last two episodes of the BBC Pride and Prejudice with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth.