Thanksgiving Catch Up.

It seems over the last few weeks I've fallen behind in many things in my life. Let's have a list.

1. Getting a Job. I was supposed to get this one done before Kat got out here (Sept 15th give or take a couple), but I've failed pretty miserably at that one.
2. Keeping up with my online classes (PHP, and Ruby). Each class gives you two weeks from the release date to use the discussion area dedicated to it to ask any questions one might have. Of course I screwed that pooch pretty sourly. Plus Ruby is a lot more challenging to learn than I anticipated.
3. Working on my Grandfather's websites (dockspace411.com, and docks411.com). No specific deadline has been set to this one, but it's definitely something I've been unable to put any time into.
4. My internship with Ryan (my cousin's husband, and girlfriend's cousin/my friend). Perhaps one of the biggest regrets I have. I sorta finished what I said I would finish, but mostly not really. 3 competitor analysis sheets were supposed to have been turned in and fixed. As of now, three first drafts have been completed. There is much more improvement to go before they can be called complete, but I haven't had enough time for this yet.

These are the must-dos, and surprisingly every one of them is connected, in some way, to another. Perhaps this is why it was so easy to fall behind with all of them. I think the biggest issue is the undefined nature of trying to find a job. There's really no way to know when to stop in order to make some room for doing the other activities, so it ends up being this endless/semi-hopeless/totally degrading process.

Now for the Want-to-dos:

1. Write my novel.
2. Write for Associated Content/Triond (poor triond, I've neglected them so much more than I wanted to).
3. Write here, on my Blog.

Notice a trend? Yeah, it's no secret that I like to write. Today is a rare day where I'm semi-provided the opportunity to do just that. And so here I am. In this case, the numbers indicate order of importance, but I am here doing the third, instead of the 1st because it is the one that requires the least amount of dedicated time.

I have such plans for my novel, which I think will turn out great once I have some more time to give it, and even though Associated Content tends to reject upfront payments, even for articles that I think deserve much more than residual, it's a system that I enjoyed putting effort into. I liked having a portfolio. Triond is equally as interesting , but given my unavailability for Associated Content, I don't have the resources to stretch into Triond. If only I could be paid to write on a sustainable wage.

Let's not even list the fact that I can't really afford to buy anything for myself.

Now, in all fairness it is Thanksgiving and I won't dishonor the spirit of this day by just listing the things that are kind of getting me down. I have tons to be thankful for. List master:

1. A roof over my head.
2. A wonderful girlfriend close by.
3. A mom that cares about me.
4. A grandfather that is trying to give me a job.
5. The health of my friends and family.
6. Most importantly for this Thanksgiving, Jack.

My good Jack is running on his last legs, so it's an absolute relief to have him here with us still. It's going to be incredibly hard to let him go when his time comes, but for now, he's with us and I'm so happy because of it. I'm actually glad that I have this list and honestly, it alone gives me more than enough reasons to go on. Unfortunately I can't say it has the same effect for this entry, for "dinner" is about to be served.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there, especially those who need it.

More than many nights DTC,

Addison.