Friday, 08 May 2009

• Living the Dream

  I'll admit that I'm exhausted. Who wouldn't be, with my schedule?

  This week especially has been rather full-on. It's hard finding enough hours in the day to accomplish everything I've set out to do. Too many projects, social events, work commitments. I have a stack of reading material to work through - mostly magazines. There's still a tower of books on my bedside table, but there usually always is, which seems to eye me reproachfully every night I collapse into bed without touching a single one of them.

  Luckily I had such a lovely relaxing weekend in Copenhagen (thanks to Lauren!), else I'm not sure how I would have been able to cope with this week's mad whirl of work, writing, classes, running, etc. Post to follow when I have a bit more time and energy to write one up.

  There's still a massive rush every time I sell an article. The buzz is addictive. I'm aiming for writing two a week at least, but it's not easy to find the focus to write well, especially after a gruelling day of my "real" job. It's nice having an outlet for creativity, and also self affirming to be able to actually produce something commercial enough that others would pay money for. Baby steps, I tell myself, as I file away interesting material that might or might not form the basis of a prospective piece.

  Wouldn't life be grand if it wasn't quite so much hard work?

  Currently The Enchantress of Florence: A Novel By Salman Rushdie see related

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