[Writing Post] Writers Life for Me
OMG, what day is it? Oh right, it’s Wednesday and blog day. I tried to write one earlier…and here we are. Confession time, my word counts have been…sporadic…at best. The reason – which I am still working on – is because the Day Job is piling higher and higher with important and transferable skill projects all hitting this month and stretching through April (and probably beyond).
One of the big things is that I’ve been assigned to basically be a “con chair”. I’m planning the 2nd largest event our department does in a year that deals with the public and private sector partners. It was something I kind of wanted to do…so kinda yay, but it’s going to be a lot of work ALONG WITH all the other stuff I have to do. In fact, I get to pick the day of this event. I’m planning it to be just before we go to SPECTRUM in Kansas City so I can be mushy there.
No excuses but there are times when we all have limited brain bandwidth. I’m trying to figure out the magic mixture (because this all hit just after we got back from the holidays) that lets me get everything done while still remembering things like how to tie my loafers (yes, I know you don’t tie loafers, that’s the point of the full brain) and making sure there’s coffee in my system.
This is what writers deal with on a daily basis. I will get my act together – because honestly, I don’t have a choice. Right now, it’s overwhelming, but I’m processing. Several of the bigger deadlines are sort of staged and spread out – but several are right at the end of the month. So if I know this is a specific crunch time (which it totally is) then I can work with that. Tiny word counts, a couple of the exercise stories, maybe even just some notes and writing doodles, but it’ll keep me on track for when the load starts lightening. Then look out! Full steam ahead – I just have to get to the rail switch.
There it is. Yes, if you’re serious about writing you do what you have to to make it work. I am doing that. The words may not be EVERY day, but the commitments are there, the professional development (okay, industry-related podcasts) is there, but what’s important is knowing my limits. There are going to be days where tying loafers or hitting the button on the coffeemaker is just ONE TOO MANY THINGS. Then let it be too many things. I’m also committing to spend less time playing a game I’m totally sucked into because – dude. BUT…but there’s also a time and place for that (usually for me last thing of the day to help kind of clear the brain hamsters – the less obnoxious cousin to the brain weasels. I just can’t let it be a bigger distraction than it can be.