Wheels Go Round in a Circle

See the little guy behind the wires? She's actually a girl.

Me.

Notice the eyes? The look of panic? The weak droop at the side of her mouth. Yep. She's tired.

I can so relate!

I think I might have told you about my new project. I've been recruited to help with a homeschool prom. Okay take all of the pictures that you have in your head of prom and throw them away. This event has all the earmarks of a royal ball crossed by a Mary Kay Convention.

No I'm not kidding. This thing has won national awards and is the largest homeschool prom in the nation - probably the world.

What have I gotten myself into?

This week, I took over the volunteer work for the event. Every family with a ticket has to have volunteer hours so there are literally thousands of people to schedule. Luckily I've got a gal who has done this work for years heading up my team and a brand new program that is tracking things in detail.

And that's what I've been doing for the last 4 days. Tracking everything in detail and learning how to work with this process so we can keep the train moving.

But I so feel for the guy on the wheel. Just when I think I'm reaching a ledge and can stop prom work and do some actual writing, another thing comes down the pipe. Well, it IS the season with only about 6 weeks left. But it leaves me in chagrin of what I love.

So I focus on the good things. I got to add 2k to my WIP over the weekend. That felt so good and I tried so hard to continue - ah well. I'm working on this project with some GREAT ladies and getting an opportunity to create a truly unforgettable night for our teenagers. I'm also getting to use my organizational talents along with developing some new abilities as I work with the programs and people. That's been fun, too. Oh and I got to design a new blog with all kinds of information about medieval times. Loved setting that up!

And today's only Wednesday. My WIP is still on the top of my stack of things to get to. I will hold out hope!

Challenges

I know this isn't what you want to see on a cold January day!

I thought about making this word my C word for the A2Z blog hop article this week, but I went with this word instead. Challenge is a better topic for this ROW80 Update anyway. If you're anything like me, you feel challenges at every side. I would say that right now I'm in a busy season, but the truth is, I'm ALWAYS in a busy season. I like it that way. It keeps me moving and I find I'm much more effective and efficient when

Research

I have spent every available hour for the last three days writing my little tail end off - well, you know - but not on my usual fare. I haven't added a letter to my new story idea, nor have I revised so much as a comma on my WIP, and I haven't even set up my blog articles for this week.

But I've had a blast researching the medieval time period and setting up content for a website and a blog full of articles. This year, the Texas Christian Homeschool Prom, in which I've been involved for going on six years, is themed The Kingdom and we're mixing the chivalry and elegance of the Medieval period with the amazing opulence and splendor of God's kingdom to come.

It's not really a stretch.

I've added articles on the feudal system, knights, ladies, armor, castles, and even the peasantry and I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. But seriously, these articles, for all the hours I put into them, are nothing compared to the prom itself. The team that puts them together pulls out all the stops to create the most amazing night full of memories. I'm so pleased that I've gotten to be involved!

By all means go wander through the beautiful pictures and interesting tidbits that I was able to uncover. http://TexasCHP.blogspot.com.

So as a result I don't have a book to review today, but I'd love to hear about a book that you've just finished! Please share!