Day: May 24, 2007

There have been many social events during the past week. They were all good and fun. I’m glad we had them all. But the introverted part of me is now rebelling. She just wants to curl up some place quiet and peaceful with no people in it. She wants to stay there until she is good and ready to come out. Unfortunately as a mother I can’t spend 5 minutes in the bathroom without someone pounding on the door. Arranging for my kids to be elsewhere requires me to talk to people which is one of the things that my introvert is rebelling against. I did get a nap today. It was short, but it was only interrupted once so that is better than average.

I have today and tomorrow to get all this introversion out of my system. On Saturday I drop my kids with friends and relatives so that I can spend the day at a convention with Howard. I’ve been looking forward to Conduit for months. Now it is almost here and I don’t feel ready. My picture book is in the final stages of layout before sending off to the printer, but it isn’t done yet. I wish it were done so I’d have books to show everyone. I still haven’t heard back on the Czerneda anthology so I don’t know if I have a success to rejoice over or a rejection to recover from. The second anthology may not happen at all. All my projects are still pending.

I want to go to Conduit and have dozens of fascinating conversations. I want to come home invigorated. I want to take all of that energy and dive into a summer schedule that includes learning activities for the kids and lots of writing for me. These goals are hard to achieve while huddling in bed to hide from people. Perhaps a second nap is called for.