Betsy Whitt

After a very nice, relaxed visit, my parents are safely home in Ohio.
I used this afternoon to catch up with several things that have been shoved to the periphery of my attention lately, and did a fair job of catching them up - not entirely there yet, but it’s getting closer.
I […]

Deadline: Extended 2 days + flex time
Pages to write: 17
Books to read: 0
Book journals to write: 0
Days at the Day Job: 0
8-Page Synopsis: Done
Girls’ Night: Done
Trip to the Zoo: Done
Small Group Night: Done
Wax in Hair: Crisis Averted; Wax Removed
I got an extension on my deadline; two extra days to get my reading responses turned in, […]

Here’s the updated list:
Deadline: 4.5 days
Books to read: 3 (I’m halfway done with two of them, though)
Book journals to write: 3
Pages to write: 23
8-Page Synopsis: Done
Days at the Day Job: 2
Girls’ Night: Done
Trip to the Zoo: Done
I woke up at 4am last night, wide awake with the words for a scene I figured […]

I have a unique ability to be completely relaxed in the face of overwhelming work loads–up to a point. I call that point the panic threshold. Depending on how close a deadline looms and how much I have to do before said deadline, the threshold can move. I’ve been wondering (in a rather […]