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Crap, Crappity, Crap

What's the point in having a blog if one can't vent? It's almost 10:30 on Monday morning, and I'm sitting in Caribou Coffee all set to get to work on a book proposal that needs done, like, yesterday. I've got two and a half hours until my Masterminds Marketing meeting but just realized (drumroll, please)... I left at home the entire folder I need for the meeting which includes all the handouts and info for my portion of a presentation on author videos.

 This means I get to hurry my ass home, grab the materials, and drive back into Greensboro. Truly, I love wasting $30 worth of gas and an hour and a half drive time on a stupid mistake. No writing time now--and I had a "come to Jesus" talk with myself this weekend about getting my act together and getting some real work done.

I'm upset, but looking for that blue sky. As in, at least I realized I'd left the materials at home in time to go fetch them. That's something, right? Right? I'm also ticked because I pride myself on being organized. I don't know if it's perimenopause, laziness, or the gods are conspiring against me, but my focus, energy, and organization has been for crap for several months now. 

So... I just choked down a multigrain bagel (blue sky again: I wanted a doughnut!) and getting ready to pull the plug and head home. 

I read a quote this morning: "It's not the world's fault you wanted to be an artist. Now get to work."

Posted on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 10:21AM by Registered CommenterDena Harris in | Comments4 Comments

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I am totally stealing that quote. THANK you for sharing it. Love, luv...

Blue skies baby...blue skies all around.
July 14, 2008 at 08:13PM | Unregistered CommenterMelody
i know your problem = You haven't had your visit with your favorite Theo lately!!! I have so much to tell.
July 14, 2008 at 09:32PM | Unregistered Commentertheo
That's because Theo abandoned me for the blue skies of Bermuda. I hope the stories involve alien abduction...
July 15, 2008 at 07:54AM | Unregistered CommenterDena
I think I saw a corollary of that quote the other day. It goes: "Talent is its own reward. If you have been blessed with it, don't expect anything more." Wish I could provide the source, but the person who quoted it didn't post one.
July 15, 2008 at 10:09PM | Unregistered CommenterBernie

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