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Boy did I learn something last month. It had little to do
with writing and yet in a way it did. You see, I'm organized - my way. I keep
the books, I do the filing, I take care of expenses, even handle the check
book. My husband did most of it as the
children were growing up but as they left the nest he suggested I take
over.
I did do things his way - for awhile, but as the years
passed I developed my own system.
The joke around the house is to find how many ways I might
have something filed under.
No problem, I always found what I wanted. That is until I
got sick.
It was time to pay the bills, I was in the hospital, and my
husband hadn't done it for years and never paid a bill on line. The budget book
(at least I had that) came to the hospital with my husband and my oldest son,
who also pays all his bill on line. Of course he doesn't pay them the way I do,
nor keep the same kind of records I do. Somehow, we managed to communicate
enough to manage - I think.
Then, of course there was my WIP. But lets go back to the
check book first. I didn't feel good for a couple of months, but I religiously
paid bills, but boy did I screw up the check book. My husband is still trying
to figure it out.
Back to the wip. Even though I didn't feel that swift, I
worked on the final 'song' book.
Should not have done that either.
So what did I learn. Make sure there is someone else in the
household or a close friend who knows where stuff is and how you pay your
bills.
And - For Heavens Sake - don't attempt to write while you
are really sick. There are pages of half finished sentence, wrong tenses, crazy
punctuation, missing scenes and I changed the heroine's name. Much of what I
wrote I'll throw away. In
fact if I really don't feel good, I think I'll have my husband lock the office
door. At least now
he knows how to pay the bills. - But everyone still claims
they can't decipher my files.
And I think I'll just keep it that way.
4 comments:
Physical hiccups do take their toll on us type B personalities. I too organize everything, then along came cancer. Took two years to climb out of hell. Years later and I still haven't got my organizer mojo back.
Michael Davis (Davisstories.com)
Author of the Year (2008 and 2009)
Award of Excellence (2011)
Martha, that was some kind of life experienc you have come through.Welcome back to the good side!
What a shame that so much of our fleeting time on Earth is spent having to do such mundane tasks as paying bills and not enough time for the really good things.
But you have brought much wisdom back with you. Thanks for sharing.
Best, January
Good advice. My husband and I used to take turns paying the bills, but I haven't done it since my daughter was born. It's about time I jump back in there.
I hope you're feeling better.
Happy to see you better and writing! If you have to rest, now's the time to do it - the Gulf Coast is so hot and rainy, inside is good. Waiting for that final Song book. Rita Bay
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