Balance

This is my last calm weekend until all manner of events spanning the next four and a half months! Today is also the most motivated I have been in a very long while. So, the bookshelves are dusted and arranged; all furnishings knick-knacks and surfaces are polished and shiny; old clutter is weeded; compost is full and refrigerator is unfuzzy. Jessica and Shaun mentioned that this is not what a dead weekend should be for. I disagree, when else will I have a full day to take care of much needed expulsion of dirt and disarray?

Before heading to Bisbee this weekend for the Pirates of the High Deserts festival, I am optimistic that I will complete the task of listing stacks more items in my 80Sixed stores on Amazon.com and iOffer.com. Weeding the stacks always feels great and can often be quite profitable. I am a scavenger, primarily, and I am not ashamed at the amount of money saved and made due to this. Listing items is a Zen art for me. It appeals to the library trained cataloger and archivist. It is a project with an end. It has creativity and logical thinking; research; understanding economics; and marketing. Do the words written for each listing count toward my writing word count goal?

While the online store work, writing and housekeeping appeal to my hermit side, I do not mind the adventure of book signings, workshops, classes and performance events. Planning the events has become more appealing though as the years pass. I love writing press releases, meeting with vendors and venue proprietors, contacting media and coordinating participants. Younger, prettier and more energetic individuals are welcome to take over the frontline jobs that the public gets to see. So while I am looking forward with much excitement to the next few weeks of book signings and performances it is good to have a balance.

It is not all work this weekend though we will be grilling and movie watching all evening on Saturday and possibly Sunday too.