Well first I'm thinking everything should start with a caveat. It loosens things up nicely.
Then I'm thinking: staying calm is my job.
That is it. That is all.
This is not a new thought. I've had it before - that being calm is Job Number One. Things don't go well when I am a spastic mess or an internet zombie or a crying heap. But what I didn't do before is remove everything else from the list.
Nothing else is my job. I'm using a lot of italics so I think I really mean this. The dreaming, the sketching, the magical act of creating, the customer service, the web design, the blogging, the bookkeeping, the learning new skills - these are all a hobbies I will do in my spare time, after I'm done doing my job.
And what did I say that is? Staying calm is my job.
This is the trick that will get me through today. It might even work tomorrow, if I add some pie.
