Feb
Juggling Skills A Must
There are times, at least for me, when I wonder if I should have taken a course in juggling. Not because I have aspirations to join a circus or to stick a jar at my feet and entertain the masses in Central Park. Because I don’t. Not when I’m awake, anyway.
But some experience in the fine art of keeping several balls in the air at one time might make life easier.
I thought this when my girls were little and they came down with a stomach bug at the same time. I thought this when I would spend my days playing with them while knowing laundry needed to be done and dinner needed to be made. I thought this when I homeschooled them a few years back and all of the stated tasks still needed to happen in addition to teaching them the things they needed to learn.
And I still think that now. Only now, in addition to the kids’ various schedules and regular life tasks, I’m trying to get (and keep) my writing career off the ground. If that entailed just the “writing” part, it would be tough enough. Toss in the promotional stuff, the edits, the need to constantly be proposing new things, and…well…you see my interest in juggling, no?
This week alone, I’m finishing up a book that’s due on Monday, doing final pass edits on a book that’s coming out in July, starting on another book that’s due entirely too soon, and trying to get myself out there even more (Facebook fan page, booking signings and events, writing daily blogs, etc).
Fortunately, I love it. Even when I’m running the side of my finger up and down over pursed lips like a maniac. 
But, seriously, learning a few juggling skills might have been a smart idea…
So how about you? What’s a skill you wish you would have learned and why?
~Elizabeth
February 24th, 2010 at 7:15 am
I wish I would have learned how to take care of myself and trust in me better. I’m a people pleaser. (Gasps run through the room…) So much so that a few years ago if you had asked me what I wanted, I couldn’t have told you. In fact, I would have looked at you like you had grown two heads.
Now I’m better at saying I want…and sticking by it. I don’t mean I want to be selfish…just self aware and self caring.
February 24th, 2010 at 11:59 am
Ahhhh yes. The Be True To Yourself class. I suspect many of us should have taken that, Lynn.
February 24th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I’ve always wished I had learned to play the piano as a kid…It’s so amazing to see someone at a party just sit downn and play!
February 24th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
I wished I learned how to be aggressive in job opportunities that I have had.