There are times, like the opening (and closing, for that matter) of school, when I just don't have enough hours in the day to get everything that I need to get done. With so many balls in the air (or chainsaws and flaming swords, depending on what day it is), I have a very hard time setting my priorities.
For example, this weekend, with just a mere inkling of what I was going to teach my students this week, I threw my hands in the air and decided to forget about it and work on my WIP. Now, that turned out to be incredibly productive for me writing-wise: a breakthrough in a sticky plot point that I really needed to move forward move forward, a character stepping up and taking charge like I wanted him to (and another getting herself kidnapped...oops), and 4k written on Sunday. Needless to say, I was thrilled about it.
However, I had just the barest idea of what I was going to do with my students come Monday. Review literary terms? Sure. We'll do that. Luckily, I'm not a first (or second) year teacher and I'm a pretty good pantser when it comes to teaching (and writing, for that matter). But now I'm behind again, with a stack of papers to grade and my MC clamoring at me to tell his story.
*sigh*
Thank goodness there's a DVR in my life to catch all the summer series finales while I work on getting both my school and writing act together! Unlike mine, I hope your work and writing life (if they're not one in the same) mesh beautifully. Later! Got to go write (lesson plans or WIP...that is the question).
I'm totally with you. It takes so many hours on the weekend to prep for the next week and to catch up on the assessment! I'm back at the grind on Thursday. :)
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