"Ask a Busy Person"

[ellen_kushner]

"Often the less you do, the less you can do. And the more you do, the more you can do.

"So lighten your load with care, or nothing will get done."

Words of wisdom from my good friend Isabel Swift.* Read the whole thing here*We met when we were both assistant editors at Pocket Books, in adjacent carrels.  We shared the pretty Georgette Heyer

Comments

[hilleviw]

Very true indeed. Last year when I had no work the only thing I could count on doing was feeding the dogs (they are unrelenting). This year with a 50% job and three active clients, the house is clean, I'm cooking from scratch daily, chairing two church committees, and I've even made progress with the weeds.

Once I am up and begun it is easy to do just one more thing. It's the "up and begun" which poses the greatest challenge.

[ellen_kushner]

Indeed! See below.

[elrhiarhodan]

Very, very wise.

And to fix the double spaces in your entries, switch from Rich Text to HTML and click post. That will ensure the correct spacing.

[ellen_kushner]

By George, I think we've got it!

Thanks.

[elrhiarhodan]

You are so very welcome. Just be careful and don't switch back to the RTE. Everything will be completely borked up (all of your line breakes will go bye-bye).

[ellen_kushner]

1) It's the "redd" /"reeeeed" confusion of the word "read." I can see plenty of room for confusion; but to be honest, if I took time to polish my posts the way I polish my ficiton, I would post even less frequently than I do. So thanks for putting up with me.

2) Might could be! Feel free to ask me *anything* at any con or other - I love to talk with folks.

Re: Well, I am wise enough to treasure the friendship!

[ellen_kushner]

(LAUGH!!!!!!!! SNORT! more laugh!)

Oh, yeah. Definitely.