Today I made a huge wall chart where I listed everything I need to do before the convention, and then wrote in the number of hours each of the items would take. If I don't eat or sleep for the next two weeks, I still can't do it all.
I delegated some of it. I'd love to delegate even more of it, but the last job I delegated got messed up so bad that it took me longer to fix it then it would have taken had I done it myself.
There are days when I really don't like my job. I have an associate who keeps telling me that she'd make more money being a greeter at Wal-Mart then she makes in publishing. Today, I'm thinking we should go be greeters together.
But you know, I refuse to end my day in a low note. So, good things that happened today:
1. Finally got the bid from the printer on the rush job. The author should have the proofs back to me tomorrow morning. Press tomorrow afternoon.
2. Got that stalled project out of typesetting. It goes to the press tomorrow too, I think.
3. Successfully avoided making that dissapointing phone call to my author. I keep hoping I'll suddenly find myself cloned and one of me can still get the book ready while the other of me does everything else.
4. Added a new link under Writing Tips. Looks good. Go check it out.
5. Didn't get hit by any of the gigantic hail that ravaged south west Provo today. Nothing big blew over onto my house or office. And I didn't get hit by lighting.
6. One of my kids who is off at summer camp just texted me to say goodnight.
That makes it all better. Life is good.
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