Tag: list

All the Things I Have to Do

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

Today is going to be a busy day at home. I remember when I said, not that long ago, that I don’t do nothing well. Right now I’d like to do nothing exceedingly well. I am going through a sense of inertia, but I have miles to go according to Robert Frost, and I have to take those miles at a jog or faster.

Today I have this blog, papers to grade, a meeting with a student, a meeting with a committee (thank goodness for Zoom), and some of the book to write if I have time. I’m 1/3 the way through grading the assignment, and there’s another one on Thursday. I’m 17% through the 50k pages, but I’m 600 words behind even if I do my full words today. That’s the feeling that’s dragging me down. I hate a big pile of to-do.

I just noticed that my coffee cup is out of coffee and I don’t know how that happened. A definite “to-do” day. I will feel better as I cross things off the list, if I ever get that far. Life feels daunting today.

Dear Santa (from a writer)

Dear Santa,

Photo by Daniel Reche on Pexels.com

I’m too old to believe in you, yet I persist because of Pascal’s wager (“But what if Santa really exists? I have nothing to lose”.)

I’ve been good — within reason. I admit overindulging in coffee and sweets, often at the same time, and sometimes I get cranky. But my cats think I’m a good person, and I think my husband does. I hope that counts for something.

I have a list. It will make sense to you if I first explain: I am a writer, and to say I’m unknown is perhaps an understatement of exponential proportions. My Christmas list will reflect this. So there will be no choo-choo trains or dollies on this list.

Enough. Here is my Christmas list:

  • The secret to getting followers on social media (for someone who wants to do it themselves)
  • A readership for my novels, particularly Gaia’s Hands (which is nearer to my heart than the Kringle books, to be honest.)
  • Inspiration to write on the three partially-written books I have on this computer
  • The courage to publish another book (the one that Gaia’s Hands is the prequel for)
  • Lots of good coffee

It might be a lot to ask, but I figure I have to be honest about my situation to someone.

Love, Lauren