Wouldn’t it Be Nice….

…to have an extra four to six hours in any one day to check off all those things on the “to do” lists?  Yes, of course.  But with only 24 hours (and 7 of them in a prone position), I do what I can. 

Doesn’t seem to be enough time…a common complaint.  Two weeks or more go by before I realize I haven’t posted to either of my blogs (this or my cat blog), and I need to practice more rhythm and drumming.  I can be hard on myself for not working on the creative stuff that emboldens my life with color and creativity…or I can be kinder, take stock of where I am and move forward with more clarity.

(And, besides, today is the start of two very VERY busy weeks of performing.  Springtime is a..bloomin, even if the outside thermometer does say 16 degrees!)

Ultimately, I prefer the latter. 

It’s Never Too Late…

…to realize that you might be good in a number of areas but need help with others.    I’ve been a freelancer—whether or not I would have admitted to this in the past—since June 1997 when I chucked the corporate life and went out on my own.  Creatively, I’ve done quite well for myself:  I’m rhythmically gifted and discovered the joy of hand drumming and performing;  I love to sing and tell stories; I continue to teach via drumming classes and workshops for educators; I perform a one-woman show that I authored; and I’ve pursued acting in television and film—a dream I have held onto since I was ten.

However, it’s been a rocky ride, financially.  Yes, I will admit to this.  As my husband now realizes, I am just not cut for the life of a 9 to 5er.  Nope.  And while the life of a freelance creative educator comes with freedom and vision, it does not provide a regularity of income.  I know I can attract abundance—I’ve  done it in the past.  But how to manage this abundance when I’m in a temporary lean period so that I’m not looking to eat my arm for sustenance (figuratively speaking!)?  

Perhaps I need to learn how to treat what I do more as a business?  Would that help organize those aspects of personal financial management I seem to lack?  It’s like I don’t know what I don’t know, and this not knowing is getting in the way of my enjoying more the time I have here in this life experience.

Maybe it is not too late to learn how to better manage the business facets of my acting career and Trencher Educational Consulting (dba “The Percussion Lady” and “Golda Meir: Choices & Chances”).  Maybe I can learn enough to know that I need to hire a professional to cover some of these aspects.  

Suggestions?