Last summer, I set up an electronic calendar for myself on my yahoogroup. Yup, I have a yahoogroup that's just for me and I set it up solely to send myself reminders. To go to the dentist, etc. To remind me when I need to guest posts on other blogs, etc.
The one thing I forgot to put on the calendar? My book deadlines. No, instead I had (earlier, I admit), put up a reminder on the shelves next to my desk. Only I put it too high.
I looked at the note on Friday morning and -- Holy smoke! I missed my deadline to send in the synopsis for the third Victoria Square book!!!! Somehow I knew it must have been due about now (why was I thinking JANUARY first not DECEMBER first???) or else why would I have looked up at it? And -- gulp -- there was the bad news.
So I spent the weekend working on the synopsis. (Along with yet more Christmas bustling.) The thing is, I worked on that sucker for hours and hours and it's only ONE PAGE LONG. And now that I'm all psyched to start working on the book, I have to put it off for two months while I finish up the one I'm falling behind on because of all this Christmas hustle and bustle. (It's too bad we can't separate the month of December from the rest of the year so that we don't have to work and can enjoy it. There must be some way to do that within the space/time continuum.)
So, off it will go to my editor and out I will go to do more hustle and bustle.
I love the holiday season, but I'll be glad when it's over so I can get some work done.
How about you?
I always think that all the effort that goes into christmas is worth it.. The shopping for the foods .. the cooking.. The present buying and wrapping ... sending of cards and christmas letters and tidying and decorating the house but when its all over it is nice to get back to a routine again.. :0)
ReplyDeleteH'mm ... separating December on the space/time continuum ... good idea except for the lucky bunch that work for bi-weekly (monthly?) paychecks. ::sigh:: Can't please everyone, eh?
ReplyDeleteStill, I'm awfully glad you got revved up on the 3rd Victorian Square mystery! (Waiting with a very anxious Nook that wants another book of yours to read!!) Guess I'll just wish you an extra 4 or 5 hours in each day so you can write and bustle or get an extra 10 winks (really NOT enough time for 40!) a day.
Hugs and Merry Christmas!!
Lorna your calendar shows our relience on them too much. I too have gone through this after entering the empty nest syndrome did not relealize how much their calendar was my calendar. So after a doctor appointment I only check the date of the next and the days of the week and month blend to me.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, well maybe not really, that Christmas is the only holiday that takes up nearly an entire month to celebrate.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, Christmas!! The hustle, bustle, frayed nerves, etc... I guess all we can do is remember the reason there is a CHRISTmas in the first place and know that all too soon it will be over and we will be back to "normal".
ReplyDeleteYeah, the holidays are getting in my way, too. I love them, but....
ReplyDeleteAnd I have my own yahoo group, too. I mostly store things there, like another backup. I'll have to look into the calendar. I use a google one now.