It's Been Awhile
It's been awhile since I last posted. Just one of those things of letting time get away from me. "I'll do it today" somehow becomes "I'll do it tomorrow" and then "sometime next week." I've been in a funk. Feeling the crunch of the cash wheel will do it to you (btw: I'll probably won't go to the RWA conference this year). But, no worries, it'll pass, and at least I have my health. Right? :P
Though I have to say that it's pretty strange about my money worries, since I just found this "electronic horoscope" I'd gotten from a gypsy machine (think of the movie Big) in Ocean City when I was 16:
You should be confident in money matters. As long as you do not attempt something that is beyond your reach at the present. You can slowly build yourself into a solid position. Your future goals are attainable and there are indications of an unexpected windfall which could help you solve a problem. It will be possible for you to do considerable traveling in the future.
So most of it is kind of a "duh" thing. But it's always interesting to me when I'm struggling with my life then come across a random tidbit that seems to say "it'll be okay." It's like the universe is trying to tell me something (cue Twilight Zone music).
Another thing I found in the same box as my horoscope was my diary from middle school. Oh, it had so many interesting tidbits, which I had forgotten about my old friends and classmates. Though it was mostly about how much they were annoying me at the time. I was somewhat sensitive back then apparently. :) However, I did write over and over again about the two things that I wanted to do in life when I grew up: travel and write.
Though I have to say that it's pretty strange about my money worries, since I just found this "electronic horoscope" I'd gotten from a gypsy machine (think of the movie Big) in Ocean City when I was 16:
You should be confident in money matters. As long as you do not attempt something that is beyond your reach at the present. You can slowly build yourself into a solid position. Your future goals are attainable and there are indications of an unexpected windfall which could help you solve a problem. It will be possible for you to do considerable traveling in the future.
So most of it is kind of a "duh" thing. But it's always interesting to me when I'm struggling with my life then come across a random tidbit that seems to say "it'll be okay." It's like the universe is trying to tell me something (cue Twilight Zone music).
Another thing I found in the same box as my horoscope was my diary from middle school. Oh, it had so many interesting tidbits, which I had forgotten about my old friends and classmates. Though it was mostly about how much they were annoying me at the time. I was somewhat sensitive back then apparently. :) However, I did write over and over again about the two things that I wanted to do in life when I grew up: travel and write.
posted by J.T. Bock at 9:29 AM
11 Comments:
I feel your pain. I just took all three girls to the orthodontist.
Braces all round!
At least the younger one won't actually get hers for a couple more years. Maybe I'll have the first two paid off by then. Sigh.
Probably just as well that I'm too much of a nervous mother to go all the way to San Fran for Nat'l, since then I didn't have any plans to get ruined.
But the year after that it is in DC. I'm so going then (I've never been. Does that make me a virgin?)
I'll buy you a drink and we can go stalk agents. Heck, by then it will be editors!
Now that's expensive! Let's work on getting one of your historicals published. That'll help pay for it.
Oh yeah, we're so there for DC. But I'm staying at a hotel even though I'm only 20 minutes from downtown. In DC traffic terms, that's about 1 1/2 hours. :P
Maybe you should've named this post "The Universe is Talking to Me." ;-)
I won't be going to RWA Nationals this year either. It's out of my wallet's reach. Plus, I already have more than my share of conferences coming up this year. The money thing is a huge factor, but vacation time is a a close second. I'd like to be able to take one later on this year that isn't writing related.
Marcia: That is so true. Someone out there's talking and I'm afraid of what will happen if I don't listen. :P
One of the reasons why I'm not going to Nationals is that I'm heading off on vacation and can't afford to do both with the economy really down. Ugh! At least next year, it'll be right up the road. :)
Ok...so you wanted to be a writer and travel...HELLO??? You're doing BOTH this year!!! :P
Yes, it stinks we can't do RWA this year...but it is an expense that has to balance out with everything else. DC will be a lot easier for us...hell, I'll book the room NOW if it gets us a good rate ;)
Writers write.
That's it.
So, as Nora said...butt + chair ;)
Now, to follow that command!
Hey . . .
I have four kids. I support the entire family. Alone. On writing. THE most (except for musicians and actors) unstable career around. :-)
Sometimes I get nervous. COLLEGE next year for oldest daughter . . . but then all the way down to a two-year-old at home. Child #3 needs braces. Oh, and did I mention Oldest Daughter going to college is a MUSICIAN. There was the little matter of buying her violin this year. It cost MORE than a CAR. And that didn't include the bow.
And they don't take payment plans.
So I hyperventilate sometimes. But the universe ALWAYS reminds me to let go of it. God has watched out for me SO many times, I can't even begin to count.
E
P.S. RWA is out for me. I never go, though. I spend my money on trips to NYC for one on ones with editors. Seems to be both cheaper and more productive.
Stacia—Yep, I am doing both. And I think that concentrating on what I am doing and not what I am not (such as published and making a career out of it) is what I need to be doing. My butt is in the chair but unfortunately I'm doing stuff other than writing for now.
Erica—OMG!
I was hyperventilating for you when I read your comment.:P
The one thing my husband and I kept saying (as we stressed about money and how both our businesses are hemorrhaging it) is "at least we don't have a kid." One child, is what we were thinking. Not four.
You are a true KBH. But that is how you've been able to succeed, by taking risks and sticking to your guns. No matter what. Thanks for sharing and putting things in perspective for me. I wish you luck. Though, it would seem, if anyone can do it, you can. ;)
BTW: Violins cost more than a CAR!! Holy crap!
J.T.
A decent one is more than a car. A really good one is more than most HOUSES.
had I known when she turned 3 and told me (swear) "I want a violin. That's what I'm going to do with my life," I would have encouraged something . . . less crazy, like soccer. Or maybe the triangle. LOL!
E
Note to self: Stear child into cheaper profession like race car driving or investing in real estate. :P
Though I have to give the girl credit for sticking to her dream from age 3. That's amazing in itself! :)
J.T.
She's gotten into (so far) two music schools, and has one firm scholarship offer. I give her credit too. I look at her music and get a headache--all those tiny little notes!
E
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