looking back at September

[eimarra]

Oh, those lofty goals I had! Those struck through were completed. Those in italics were at least attempted. The others . . . not so much.

• Finish college index.


• Complete multidisciplinary index.


• Proofread travel book 1.


• Proofread travel book 2.


• Begin proofreading travel book 3. (Only half a chapter, but I didn't get the chapters until yesterday.)



• Take seven-year-old to library book sale? (9/11 or 9/13)


• Library books due 9/8


• Seven-year-old's soccer starts, runs Sunday afternoons 2-4.



• Birthdays: aunt, uncle, great-aunt, husband, MIL


• Equinox party? (Husband forgot to forward the e-mail to me, so it didn't get put on the calendar.)



• Dog--vet visit 9/2


• Cloud--follow-up vet visits?


• Me--dental check-up 9/23


• Baby--9-month check-up 9/23



• Garden State Horror Writers 9/13? (Ellen Datlow guest) (family timing conflict)


• Decide whether to send registration for Philcon



• Finish, edit, get critted, polish, and submit story for Nocturne Bites line. (1,500 words added--not quite finished, but getting there.)


• Finish, edit, get critted, and polish grammar and structure workshop.(Almost finished, and already got a crit.)


• Do more work at fleshing out genre workshop.


• Finish critting Quest.


• Following along with the "Stars and Planets" back-to-school class would be awesome, but I really don't see it being practical.


• Edit any or all of "Soulfire," "Matchmaker," "Song of the Peri."


• Work on Blood Brother expansion. (I read through it and thought about it, anyway.)


• Input Sabra edits.

A good bit done. A good bit more to get done yet.

Comments

[cammykitty.livejournal.com]

Looks like it was a busy month, but sadly it was the more personal projects that got pushed back. That's live, isn't it. 7 year old to a library book sale? That's daring! How many bags of books did you collectively come home with?

[eimarra]

Looks like it was a busy month, but sadly it was the more personal projects that got pushed back.

Honestly? That wouldn't bother me so much if only those indexes were done. But they're not done, and the writing's not done, though I've made some progress on both. I'm going to feel such relief when I get past this. In fact, even though I've still got several proofreading jobs lined up this year as well as NaNo to think about, I'm going to start planning one morning a week (if not a full day) to just be. I think I need it.

We didn't get that many books, actually. I think he got 9 and I got 4. (They had an ARC of Thunderbird Falls!) And I've already got a stack of more than that that I've culled from the shelves to donate to them. But the standard deal is if he's good (school, home, whatever), then we go to the book sale and he can have all of the Secret of Droon and Magic Tree House books that they have for sale (if he doesn't have them already).

[slobbit.livejournal.com]

"I'm going to start planning one morning a week (if not a full day) to just be. I think I need it."

Yes, you do! You do!

Well, it looks like you made a pretty good dent on that list -- you knew it was ambitious to begin with.

[cammykitty.livejournal.com]

Ooo, indexes have a way of looming. You're right. But yes, you need time to yourself. Good plan!

Droon & Magic Tree House are always big hits! Your boy has taste!

[bonniers.livejournal.com]

Good month despite everything. You'll finish. Yes, you do need time to just be. Yes, you need sleep and all those other caring-for-self things.

You're doing great.