One More Job

I work full-time hours at Staples. I'm not technically full time and don't reap the benefits of that, but I tend to work upwards of 35 hours a week. That's the job I get paid for. Then there's the writing. That's the job I try to do when I have time and energy after a long day and am attempting to fulfill at the moment.

Now I've signed up for a third job. It started as this epic conversation last week with a few coworkers while we were out to dinner. Somehow we got onto the topic of changing the world and being part of a group. The next day, one of my coworkers called me and started asking me about this nonprofit he's got in mind. Five days later we've bought the website, made the Facebook and LinkedIn pages, set up our emails and are beginning to figure out how much all of this will cost.

As I sit here attempting to collaborate and make a logo (which I'm really not that good at, by the way), I kind of want to kick myself. Why do I do these things? As if I didn't have enough time, right? The plus side is, this is forcing me to make time for my book stuff.

Take today for instance. I've got off work and put my car at the shop so its oil could be changed. That leaves me stuck at home with nothing more to do than work on my query letter and research agents. So far it's been an agonizing process and according to all the recommendations I'm finding from agents & other authors, I should work on perfecting my query for the next month. Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. Over and over and over again.

So this all boils down to me figuring out my schedule and my dreams. Making them coexist together whether they like it or not. There is a rather nice piece to this puzzle, and that's the fact that I work with the two people that are heading up this nonprofit with me. Naturally that means that when we're at work, half of our time is spent talking about our ideas for getting this thing off the ground.

Now if only I could get this logo right...

Until we're off the ground, I'm not going to release the link or name of the nonprofit. Just know that it's out there and that we're for serious. Can't tell us 20-somethings to just wallow in our college debt. No sir. We're gonna change some lives if it kills us.

Apparently snow storm Nemo is coming my way. First Gandalf, then Khan. I've gotta say, these have got to be the best storm names ever. Of all time.

Happy adventuring everyone!

Currently [re]Writing: Genesis
Currently Listening to: "Hope Will Lead Us On" by Barlowgirl