Neurotic Neologisms Nicole Lee’s random sputterings

Taking on too much

Late last month, I committed to doing a contract job outside of my existing employment. I didn’t think it would take a lot of time, and besides, extra money is always good. Of course, since it wasn’t urgent at the time, I didn’t really pay too much attention to it. As time went on, my day job started to make more demands on me, and I ended up just putting everything on the backburner — my social life, blogging, etc. But last week, I received a harsh reminder about this commitment, and now I’m in a haze of trying to do my dayjob as well as this thing I promised to do from awhile back. And quite frankly, it was probably a mistake to agree to take so much on right at the beginning. I’m at the point in my dayjob where responsibility is really rearing its ugly head, as I’m relied on to do more, and as more people are dependent on me. Now I feel like I have to half-ass this contract job, which I really don’t want to do. But I must, due to promises and commitments.

I really have to learn to say no.

that sounds all too familiar to me. esp when its a writing job. tend to think its simple, until procrastination takes place.