My weekend calendar is a typical work day for any independent artist I know. It only works if you make a list.

Two morning news editing sessions (Sundays are my Fridays)
Two one-hour+ workout sessions (love dance class and my walks in the park)
Research from two library books for more character development on the supporting role in my BESS screenplay (my library books are due Monday--eek!)
Creating and submitting a budget for a commissioned marketing video (It's always good to construct a draft, then revisit it with fresh eyes the next day)
Writing and distributing the agenda for Monday's weekly conference call on our new educational tech initiative in St. Louis, Hack4Hope
Editing a trailer for the latest Little Brother documentary release
Contacting the subject of my next article
Sending out requests to track down guests for my the next Twitter chat I'm hosting
Reading a friend's script (I have four to do before Wednesday--oy!)
Contacting our celebrity director for our next Little Brother chapter (can't wait to tell everyone who it is and where we'll be filming!)
And, oh yes, my cousin's birthday celebration is scheduled as well

Are there enough hours in the day? Not typically. But I have practice now making two days out of one by using the incredible convention of naps. I love naps. This is the year to focus, yes, but believe it or not, this is me not being all over the place. It's important to reward yourself as well. I have events to attend almost every evening next week. That's rare. When writing I usually squirrel myself away at home. I haven't been out too much this month, and I get tons of energy from human contact. So back out into the sun and warmer evenings of New York I go! Very grateful. And I'm having fun, so no complaining here.

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