Five things I occasionally need to remind myself about:
1. Everything on your list is something you want to do, or–at the very least–a piece of something you want.
2. You’re the one saying, “Yes.” And you pretty much had a reason for each and every Yes.
3. President Obama has a much bigger to-do list than you do.
4. Too much to do is better, just about every time, than not enough.
5. And, finally, to paraphrase my husband, “You could have this much to do and a butt rash.”
And how’s the craziness in YOUR life going today?
Becky Levine is a children's book writer, working hard to strengthen her picture-books skills. She is the author of The Writing & Critique Group Survival Guide, a book to help you get started with a critique group, learn to revise from a critique, and strengthen your own critiquing powers. She has also published two nonfiction children's books with Capstone Press. She is currently seeking representation.
Becky lives in California's Santa Cruz mountains, where she spends a lot of time sitting on the couch, knitting needles in hand, thinking through the next revision. At her day job, she writes grants for a nonprofit healthcare organization.
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I don’t know about number 4 Becky. I might have to debate you on that one.
And I’d love to know your husband’s exact quote, but we should probably leave that to the imagination! 😉
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Well, on any given day, number 4 might be inaccurate, but as a life, I’ll still go with it.
The quote is basically, “You could have X AND a butt rash.” X being the variable.
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My version of point 2 is “And why did I think this would be fun?” Still and all, at one point I thought the project in question would be fun, so I try to channel my inner Mary Poppins to get through the more hectic days.
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As long as she brings along a spoonful of sugar!
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Hubby sure knows how to find the silver lining! 😀
My hubby and I always quote the line from Young Frankenstein: “Could be worse. Could be raining!”
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That’s another good one!
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It always helps to compare ourselves to the President, don’t you think?
Really, whether it’s responsibility, relationships, or money – it’s all in who we compare ourselves to!
Good luck getting it all done!
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Usually I hate comparisons, but this one makes me feel better, cuz not only do I have less to do, I don’t have that huge stack of people trying to stop me from doing it! 🙂
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That 5th one is a doozy – good reminder!
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Yep!
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