These winds blow off the desert and always give me an edgy feeling. They're backwards winds, full of strange information, agitating the senses just beneath the surface of our awareness.
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| Even my cat was pensive |
Couldn't find the source of those water sounds. Maybe the fridge. Maybe a hallucination.
Yesterday, during a rather stressful meeting, I went back on my agreement to cover for my supervisor after she retires in May. Obviously this threw all the plans (and supervisors) into a tizzy. It was a very hard thing to say after having agreed otherwise. Backing out of an agreement is so distasteful.
But there is really little choice, since my husband's health issues have worsened in the past two months, and I need to be more available to help him. Priorities come very clear at certain times.
As I am working through September, it was easy to sidestep the retirement issue. It is now clear that I won't increase my hours, and that was the goal. (However I have this dour feeling that though the hours won't increase the workload will).
And...ta da...the second episode of my 'Old West Bad Romance' novella went straight into Whisperings Magazine without an edit! What I mean is this: I sent in a piece that did not require any further editorial work. In the midst of all this insanity, I managed to turn out a technically perfect 3600 word episode.
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| I love sunset |
Have been staying current with my new jeweled pen, too.
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| My $3 wonder pen |
Being organized and keeping a diary and lists, whether with stylus or jeweled pen, is not an option for me. This has been hammered home repeatedly over the past few years. I end up using paper because it is so easy to jot a note and check my schedule. But I tuck my iphone in the back of my planner and use it for everything else: reminders, directions, checking email. The two work very well together.
