Welcome to Day 26...
Let me preface all this by saying, I don't take drugs...never have. It's just not my thing.
I also have no connection to organized crime...never have. It's just not my thing.
That said, the other day I had what I can only call one of my Goodfellas-kinda-days...
Let me explain...
If you've never seen the movie, Goodfellas, is based on the book Wise Guy and details the life of Henry Hill and his involvement with the Lucchese Crime family.
Towards the end of the film, there is a brilliantly directed scene that has Henry all amped up on drugs as he's trying to get through about a dozen tasks in just a few short hours...
He's picking up his brother at the airport...rushing home to cook meatballs or cutlets for dinner...at the same time he's trying to do a big drug deal and all the while, the feds are on his tail.
As Henry narrates the scene, the action is almost non-stop, and as he moves from one task to the next, there's a sense of total chaos and hyped energy as he tries to get everything done and keep it all together.
The scene is so well directed you actually feel his hyper focus, his anxiety and his stress at every movement.
Like most busy, working moms, (who also happens to have writing gig on the side) my days are crazy...it is what it is...but every once in a while I get hit with one of those Goodfellas kind of days...
I got an early 7am phone call from my mom who wasn't feeling well...I hightailed it over there to check on her...had to rush my son to his camp program...headed in to work for a few hours to complete some things that needed to get out that day....got a text from my other son who forgot a notebook at the house he needed...went to the house and picked up the notebook...dropped said notebook off at school where he had his football practice...back to my moms to take her to the doctor...got my mom back to her house and made her some lunch...went out to do some food shopping for her...picked up my other son from his camp program...then went back to another doctor's appointment for my mom...picked up #2 son from his football practice...hit the drive through at McDonald's for the boys for dinner...drove my mom back to her house and then headed home to collapse into bed.
The action was non-stop and I felt a sense of total chaos and hyped energy as I tried to get everything done and keep it all together.
What I can only call my Goodfellas kind-of-day.
Needless to say...it wasn't a stellar day for my writing and marketing efforts.
But that's life. The key is to go with the chaos and when the ride stops, give yourself a chance to catch a breath and recoup. Then begin anew with determination and a positive mindset the next morning.
And that my friend is the #busywriterslife
BTW...My contest for designing my next book cover is still open...And right now there is a tie between 2 of the pictures so I need you to help me choose. Go to Synchronicity or http://www.maggiecollins.net/ now to vote for the best cover picture!
And let's not forget Today's Takeaway Lesson, it's from Frank Sinatra...
“So Take A Deep Breath, Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off, Start All Over Again.”
Here's to Being All In,
365 Days & Counting...
BTW...My contest for designing my next book cover is still open...Go to Synchronicity or http://www.maggiecollins.net/ now to vote for the best cover picture!
And as far as Today's Takeaway Lesson...it's a quote from Albert Einstein.
“Problems can not be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.”
Here's to Being All In,
365 Days & Counting...
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