Time Management

I love having a lot of things going on. I work best when I have a lot to do in a little time. I had so much going on right before the holidays and the distribution date for StudentsXpress. Now, as I should be used to from having worked in the magazine business for so long, I'm in between deadlines. But there's still a lot to do. Because I have a lot of projects. I thought I'd use this blog post to organize my thoughts.

• Yesterday I had my first "Under the Influence....of Art!" after school class since last year. It was so nice. It's a small class (2 boys and 2 girls) and we're up in the art room (last year we were in a 1st grade classroom). The children are wonderful, and everyone worked well together and independently. It was just a really nice time. I'll be teaching that class every Tuesday after school.

• I relisted a few pieces in my raspberrykidz etsy shop today. I haven't been on that site in so long, I felt kind of lost. The set up changed, and I'm not sure how to do a few things, like where did the chat rooms go? Oh well. Sent an e-mail out to my sis, and I'm sure she'll update me. I'd love to get some orders going there, so maybe I'll hang a few ads up at school to drum up a little business.

• I Am Not A Nut. OK, I might be, but I have medication for that. I Am Not A Nut is actually the children's book my sister wrote and I started illustrating. I have not worked on it for a long time. It might be time to get that out again.

• StudentsXpress. Though I'm between issues, that doesn't mean there's nothing to do. I'm still looking for advertisers and sponsors, and I continue to work on publicity. And I have to keep my contacts informed about the upcoming issue, all about courage. I think I'll print out a reminder sheet to put in the teacher's mailboxes at Nettelhorst.

OK, I knew I had all that to do. Just wanted to get it out from being jumbled in my head and down on paper...or on the screen. Time to get back to work!