I am the mother of two very busy little girls. Right now they're both acting in the local community theatre group's production of the Wizard of Oz, and I am stage managing. To make that long story short, we've spent a lot of time rehearsing for the past 6 weeks. Thankfully, the show is this weekend, and THOSE long hours are nearly over.
But those are just the CURRENT long hours that keep me from my work. I do all the usual stuff as well, like washing dishes and clothes, taking animals to the vet, mowing lawns, and so on. The result is that I try to cram business stuff in wherever I can. So I find that when I'm sitting quietly in "the library" waiting for my body to do what must be done, I find it difficult to just let my mind wander. (We actually call it "the library" because the loo is framed with bookshelves where we put all the books that lend themselves to sampling.)
So this morning, as I sat waiting, I wanted some guidance on the business plan I'm currently putting together – nothing specific – just any old guidance. (I often frame a question in my mind, particularly when I'm in "the library", randomly select a book which I open to any old page, and then I look for an answer to my question in the next thing I read. It's my own little game of chance.) I chuckled when "The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love" by Jill Conner Browne appeared in my hand, but darned if the anecdote I ended up reading didn't contain the advice I was looking for! "Be Particular" was the title of the story, and if fit right in with what I wanted.
I highly recommend the Sweet Potato Queen books. If you've never read any of them, you should rush right out and get one! I'm not lending mine out, so don't ask!
But those are just the CURRENT long hours that keep me from my work. I do all the usual stuff as well, like washing dishes and clothes, taking animals to the vet, mowing lawns, and so on. The result is that I try to cram business stuff in wherever I can. So I find that when I'm sitting quietly in "the library" waiting for my body to do what must be done, I find it difficult to just let my mind wander. (We actually call it "the library" because the loo is framed with bookshelves where we put all the books that lend themselves to sampling.)
So this morning, as I sat waiting, I wanted some guidance on the business plan I'm currently putting together – nothing specific – just any old guidance. (I often frame a question in my mind, particularly when I'm in "the library", randomly select a book which I open to any old page, and then I look for an answer to my question in the next thing I read. It's my own little game of chance.) I chuckled when "The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love" by Jill Conner Browne appeared in my hand, but darned if the anecdote I ended up reading didn't contain the advice I was looking for! "Be Particular" was the title of the story, and if fit right in with what I wanted.
I highly recommend the Sweet Potato Queen books. If you've never read any of them, you should rush right out and get one! I'm not lending mine out, so don't ask!