Day 8 - The Headless Chicken

RULE 8: BREAK YOUR SCHEDULE

This rule follows on nicely from RULE 7: JUST SAY YES. I think when big things change, when something slips out of your life, filling the gap is not about finding a complete replacement - you can't replace a person unless you replace them with another person, and that's rebound. Instead, fill it with doing lots of DIFFERENT things, every day - make every day as varied and as exciting as you can.

What do I have on the go? I am partly writing this to remind myself what I have to do!

1. College - two assignments completed this week. More on the way.
2. The Bank of America Challenger (we could win money) starting next week
3. Writing for the College Magazine - article done and dusted a week in advance of deadline. It will be up on my other blog, suupedupscience in a while, so keep an eye out.
4. Preparing for a new radio show I want to broadcast, also suupedupscience. Script written, need to just present it to the radio manager in a few days and work out a good slot to broadcast in.
5. Requesting to write freelance for a science magazine (which will be linked, if they accept my articles/ideas). Positive replies so far, so I could be a real-life journalist soon...
6. Friends - meet with someone different every day. Not quite successful, not that many people around, but I have had random conversations in Burger King with an old friend, a crazy encounter at a bus stop, and countless chats with friends farflung across the globe.
7. Responsibilities - all things are getting paid, and my cat gets walked frequently.

Busyness is paying off, despite the fact I look like a headless chicken. I am also thinking of changing my hair - any suggestions?

The only side effects of this busyness are a sore back and the inability to sit still. So when things get quiet, I struggle a bit. I am like a child with ADHD, overdosed on sugar. The worst is trying to sit down and talk to someone... I just can't focus on what they are saying unless I am also checking my emails/updates/writing and article. Twitchy leg syndrome abounds! I am sure I will chill soon... hopefully....