I have been busy before in my life, but never like this.
On an average day, I
a) write eight pages (a chapter) of my new novel (plus all the research related to the information actually placed on those eight pages)
Dozer begging for an elk burger.
b) walk the dog two or three times
c) clean the house in some fashion, which includes but is not limited to: vacuuming, mopping, wet vacuuming/carpet cleaning, dusting, pillow straightening, stuff putting away-ing, junk mail tossing, fridge emptying, bed making, cat litter box cleaning, sheet and towel washing, toilet scrubbing, etc. etc. etc. etc. ETC. Argh!
d) work on freelance queries
e) work on freelance assignments
f) give a hypnotherapy session
g) work on hypnotherapy-related advertising/marketing/SEO stuff
h) work on developing the seven other sites I have in some stage of development
i) work on totally revamping this site (really! I have been studying advanced WordPress and even took a class: it’s a lot less intimidating now, and I think I can pull it off. Considering this list it won’t be next week, but I think it will be before the end of 2012)
j) entertain/chat with people staying with me
k) write food reviews
l) eat for food reviews (more time-consuming than you would think. Can I tell you how many “one man show” restaurants and food trucks I’ve eaten at lately where a solo guy is cooking for the whole place? Way too many…)
Poli Poli: a redwood and eucalyptus forest near Kula.
m) work on my garden here at the house
n) work on my garden up in Hai’ilemaile (okay, that one isn’t daily, but on the days it does happen it takes ALL DAY)
o) work out
p) pay bills and other thankless tasks that must be done
q) fret about turning 40
r) pray the already done novel will be read and SOLD (!) soon so I can take a half-dozen items off this list
s) play Words with Friends (okay, okay, I can see where you think this item isn’t necessary, but who will wipe the floor with my friends if I don’t?)
t) answer email (which I’m pretty poor at…and very slow)
u) return phone calls: ditto
v) remember to feed the pets
w) make coffee and cook food
The editor didn’t use this one, but I thought it was kind of funny: the debris left behind by that wood-fired pizza. 
x) remember to feed myself
y) clean up the horrible mess that cooking and feeding myself makes of my NO DISHWASHER (**sob**) kitchen
z) shower once in a while and put on clean clothes
Oh, and as of yesterday I want to start my own food truck. I have a truly genius idea. I even have the name. I would run it at lunch time and maybe the occasional weekend night. Now I just need $20K for a food truck…
So should that task be aa or should I just switch to a numbering system? Or switch to a numbering system and stay one step ahead and join AA just in case? Might not be a bad idea to join AAA, too, while I’m at it…
Hey…
Did I put blogging on this list?
I don’t think so, which means valuable time is being a-wasted talking to you lovely peeps. Gotta go work on a, c, g, k, p, q, u, x…
