07 December 2015

Jordan Takes Over: Too Much to Deal With

**The first Monday of every month, I let my muse take over the blog. I apologize in advance.**

So it's kind of been a ghost town over here lately. I've seen tumbleweeds, I swear. We're basically pulling off the bare minimum here--IWSG last week and my post today (because those are requirements!), but I can't really promise anything else. It's really a day by day thing at this point. Look, it's hard enough to come up with blog posts when you don't have any ideas, but then when you add on having no time to come up with said ideas, it gets even harder. I know what you're going to say, "But Jordan, helping with ideas is your department, why aren't you helping???" To which I would say, be quiet.

I didn't even really want to post this month but my birthday is next week and how else was I going to get all of you to wish me a happy birthday?? (I'll wait). We were actually thinking a while back of having a Christmas themed Muse Party Blogfest next week but with the whole new job thing, there just wasn't any time to plan it. So we'll probably have another one for the blog anniversary at the end of May. See? That's plenty of time. So we should start planning now...

People always complain about having no time. It probably gets more blame than your muses when you aren't able to write (which is hard to believe because you blame us for everything). There are always things in life that you have to do, and they usually push aside the things that you want to do. Time management can be a bitch. And if you've got way too much going on, you may miss what's going on around you.

I've got a perfect example! This year is the big 2-0 for me (thank God, felt like I was going to have to be a teenager forever!), and Book 2 takes place a few months after I turn 20. And there is a lot going on in that book. Seriously, if you think I have it easy, you are so wrong. I'm very busy. So let's break this down:

First of all, there's the basics: I'm in college full time and have a part time job on top of that. I have my band, so there's gigs, rehearsing, trying to write new songs. My mom is getting married (lame) and I'm supposed to give her away (so lame), so there's that. She's also getting rid of our apartment (pretending that she actually lived there in the first place) so I need to find a new place to live. THEN. I get contacted by a family member who I've never met (SPOILERS!) so that complicates things a lot. And on top of all of this, because I'm an idiot, apparently (don't quote me on that), I decide to throw a new boyfriend on top of all this mess.

So what happens when you have too much on your plate? Well, for me, it's that I'm too busy to notice that my boyfriend gets progressively more abusive until it is waaaaaaaaaaaay too late, but we won't get into that. For most normal people, it will probably lead to some kind of nervous breakdown. You may just hide in your bed for a week (which isn't always a bad thing). But chances are, you're definitely not going to have time to do the things you want to do.

So it may be quiet around here for a little while until things get sorted out. But don't worry, I'll still pop in every now and then to make it a little loud.

JP

12 comments:

  1. A Christmas themed Muse party blog fest would be fun. You should do it next year. I'd be so in!

    Jordan does sound awfully busy. But it's nice to hear from him again.

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  2. A Christmas themed Muse party blog fest would be fun. You should do it next year. I'd be so in!

    Jordan does sound awfully busy. But it's nice to hear from him again.

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  3. I love the idea of a Christmas themed muse party!! I'll sign up for next year too :). Jordan always manages to cheer me up - it's my birthday next week too :), so Happy Birthday, Jordan!

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  4. Well Happy Muse Birthday, and don't let anyone tell you muses can't write. Not ever.

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  5. Time management? What? I'm excellent at time mismanagement. In fact, if I don't get my shoes on soon, I'll be late picking up the offspring. Happy Birthday, Jordan. (Be sure to ditch the abusive boyfriend. It'll be a great scene.)

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  6. Sorry the blogfest isn't going to happen. Plan for May. Start planning now.

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  7. Happy birthday Jordan! I'll eat some cake for you. =)

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  8. Happy early birthday Jordan! (I have to admit; I missed the first line of your post and at first thought you were talking about yourself, and then I started getting worried when I read about the abusive boyfriend part.)

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  9. Yay for birthdays! Sounds like a busy, crazy, stressful time.

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  10. Happy Birthday, Jordan! It sounds like you've got a lot going on.

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  11. When I have too much on my plate, my mind just seems to go blank until the deadlines have passed and then I feel better again. Not always the best way to deal with these issues.

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