Whirlwind

If there is one word that describes this month, it's whirlwind. A month ago I was still waiting to hear about a writing contest I entered. Since then, I revised the story, submitted it somewhere else, had it accepted, signed a contract, filled out a bunch of paperwork, and had a cover created. It honestly doesn't seem like all this could be possible since March 1, but that's what's happened.

These days I'm feeling slightly schizophrenic. I'm trying to do everything I've been doing in months past, and it just isn't working. Something's got to give. I'm already reading considerably less than I used to, although I still read a few books a week. I'm going to give my commitments some serious thought so I can decide what to drop. I won't drop this blog (I've got a few blog entries saved as drafts; I just need to finish them), and I won't stop writing. I'm also committed to continuing my writing blog and writing for the Cobblestone Press blog. Everything else I need to think about.

So, here's today's thought question: when you have a lot to do and not enough hours to do it in, how do you decide what to let go of? And what techniques do you use to manage your time?