We've all heard it said: Walk a mile in her/his shoes before you cast judgement, right? In saying this, I'd like to post a little of a life so that you guys can see that when it comes to this... I'm full to the gils with things to do... I'm not really putting anything/anyone off. Honest.
Let's start a normal week - one should have time to get things done. Right? Well, let's see:
For most of the week, the following works for the most part:
So by 9 PM every evening, I'm readying myself to sit down at the computer and see what's going on in Net-ville.
Monday: Go through the easy stuff for Quantum Retribution and Quantum Leap: The Virtual Seasons. Some pages of the site only need a date changed... or a few links changed, so I try to go ahead and get them done. I also try to write with Eleiece so that we can finish up on that story (depending if we can get together).
Tuesday: I start on the other pages of Quantum Retribution. It's usually takes me the whole two hours because I'm usually talking with someone who catches me on yahoo or messenger. I'm pretty good at multi-tasking so, between chatting and updating some of the pages, there are some nights that I'm also writing with Eleiece. I know... I'm nuts... but what can I say?
Wednesday: Update Quantum Retribution so that it's airing all day on Thursday. Do my best to update the pages of QL:TVS that I haven't gotten to yet from the previous day.
Thursday: Update Quantum Leap: The Virtual Seasons. After I do this, it depends on what happens. It could be anything from editing, writing with Eleiece or writing on my own, looking at stories that have come in and see when they are supposed to air, wondering if I need to harass anyone who hasn't gotten their story in within three weeks of the air date.
I'm only one person and I do need a break every know and again, don't I? Sometimes... this is the day that I update and just walk away from the computer... but that doesn't stop the thoughts from floating through my mind wondering if I did everything right. And if I didn't, I usually get emails by the next day saying - I found an oopsie... you need to correct... blah blah blah.
Friday: I sit down at the computer with every attempt at anything to do with QL:TVS or QR or even my own novel that I want to complete and turn in for actual publication. Sometimes I can't get into my own writing or it doesn't just want to come so I pull up a story and begin editing, etc.
Saturday: Waking at 7:30, I'm usually cooking for the men that come over for the weekend to help out on the house. Hey, if they are doing the heavy stuff that I can't do... I'm going to at least cook for them. It's the least that I can do for them helping out. Right?
Depending on the time frame, Eleiece and I usually write a good amount of time roleplaying out the story for Quantum Retribution. Sometimes we've got something prepared from years of working with only a few characters but because we expanded the Evil Complex more, we have turned it into a real soap opera.
I also make sure that I have my lesson plans done for school for the next week, work on any homework, and call parents that I need to call.
Also during Saturday, I begin to work on the websites again to see if I can get ahead of the game... sometimes I can get ahead. sometimes I can't.
OH and don't forget the house cleaning and laundry that needs to get done and I get it all done.
Sunday: The only thing that is different from Saturday is that my house is clean, and my school homework is done. Yippee!
But I'm constantly busy.... doing something on the computer and I know that it drives my husband batty. I don't want to put my family in second place... and I'm not going to.
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Now, I want you guys to understand... if you think that I'm being tacky for not getting back to you when you think that I should, please take a look back at this and understand why I put the guidelines on TVS like I have... it'll make it a lot easier for me to be able to do the things that I need to do... want to do... and still leave me time to be with my family and also to be able to enjoy doing this.
Thanks for reading and listening to my ramblings.
MJ
Let's start a normal week - one should have time to get things done. Right? Well, let's see:
For most of the week, the following works for the most part:
- Wake at 5:30 and get ready to carpool to work 45 miles away.
- From 8:30 to 4:30: teach students and deal with whatever comes my way dealing with students / parents / administration / special education needs and pulling duty at the present time.
- Carpool back home 45 miles
- Take care of the kiddo's -- helping them with their homework and checking it to make sure that they are doing the work correctly.
- Check email and see normally that I have about: 5 - 6 emails waiting for an answer of some kind. I set them to the side and think about how to answer them.
- Help my husband with the house addition. Yup... we are building onto the house and we are doing it ourselves.
- Make dinner and straighten the house to a certain degree... watch TV while I eat.
- Set things out to prepare for the next day so that I'm ready to go back to work.
- Do any thing for work that I had to bring home... school... it doesn't just stay at school. It follows me home.
So by 9 PM every evening, I'm readying myself to sit down at the computer and see what's going on in Net-ville.
- This is where I go back to the email and check it again and see that I have a few more to deal with. I respond to them as long as it's a quick thing.
- Check Al's Place Messageboard. You know, I am an admin here and I do like to make sure that everyone is having fun and behaving themselves. And, I never know when I'll want to respond to something that someone has said or meet new members.
Monday: Go through the easy stuff for Quantum Retribution and Quantum Leap: The Virtual Seasons. Some pages of the site only need a date changed... or a few links changed, so I try to go ahead and get them done. I also try to write with Eleiece so that we can finish up on that story (depending if we can get together).
Tuesday: I start on the other pages of Quantum Retribution. It's usually takes me the whole two hours because I'm usually talking with someone who catches me on yahoo or messenger. I'm pretty good at multi-tasking so, between chatting and updating some of the pages, there are some nights that I'm also writing with Eleiece. I know... I'm nuts... but what can I say?
Wednesday: Update Quantum Retribution so that it's airing all day on Thursday. Do my best to update the pages of QL:TVS that I haven't gotten to yet from the previous day.
Thursday: Update Quantum Leap: The Virtual Seasons. After I do this, it depends on what happens. It could be anything from editing, writing with Eleiece or writing on my own, looking at stories that have come in and see when they are supposed to air, wondering if I need to harass anyone who hasn't gotten their story in within three weeks of the air date.
I'm only one person and I do need a break every know and again, don't I? Sometimes... this is the day that I update and just walk away from the computer... but that doesn't stop the thoughts from floating through my mind wondering if I did everything right. And if I didn't, I usually get emails by the next day saying - I found an oopsie... you need to correct... blah blah blah.
Friday: I sit down at the computer with every attempt at anything to do with QL:TVS or QR or even my own novel that I want to complete and turn in for actual publication. Sometimes I can't get into my own writing or it doesn't just want to come so I pull up a story and begin editing, etc.
Saturday: Waking at 7:30, I'm usually cooking for the men that come over for the weekend to help out on the house. Hey, if they are doing the heavy stuff that I can't do... I'm going to at least cook for them. It's the least that I can do for them helping out. Right?
Depending on the time frame, Eleiece and I usually write a good amount of time roleplaying out the story for Quantum Retribution. Sometimes we've got something prepared from years of working with only a few characters but because we expanded the Evil Complex more, we have turned it into a real soap opera.
I also make sure that I have my lesson plans done for school for the next week, work on any homework, and call parents that I need to call.
Also during Saturday, I begin to work on the websites again to see if I can get ahead of the game... sometimes I can get ahead. sometimes I can't.
OH and don't forget the house cleaning and laundry that needs to get done and I get it all done.
Sunday: The only thing that is different from Saturday is that my house is clean, and my school homework is done. Yippee!
But I'm constantly busy.... doing something on the computer and I know that it drives my husband batty. I don't want to put my family in second place... and I'm not going to.
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Now, I want you guys to understand... if you think that I'm being tacky for not getting back to you when you think that I should, please take a look back at this and understand why I put the guidelines on TVS like I have... it'll make it a lot easier for me to be able to do the things that I need to do... want to do... and still leave me time to be with my family and also to be able to enjoy doing this.
Thanks for reading and listening to my ramblings.
MJ