busy is good

i don't like it when someone asks me how it's going and, upon hearing my response of "i'm way too busy," say something completely inane, like, "well, busy is good..."

i mean, sure, i suppose busy is better than sitting around doing nothing, but i don't think most people grasp how utterly over-committed kirstin and i are right now. there is such a thing as trying to do too much at once and we're proof that it's not a good idea. most of the time we're just completely exhausted.

in the next month, i have to finish one of the most difficult college semesters i've ever experienced, we have to finish development on the cultureVision web site, get a road journal sent out to the mailing list, prepare for the calvin faith & writing conference, continue running the store, work part-time at the church and a whole bunch of other stuff i'm sure i'll completely forget about until right before they need to be finished. i get stressed out just thinking about out.

but what do we need to do to change our lives so they are not ridiculously out of balance?

well, we're starting a much-needed fundraiser for *cino this week (if we can manage to finally get the road journal out the door), which, while adding to our tasks at the moment, will hopefully alleviate a few committments by allowing kirstin to quit her part-time job at the church. we'll be adding some stuff to the site soon that will explain everything in more detail.

and we're hoping to get some sort of internship program off the ground so that other people can come along side us for year-long stints that will help *cino operate more fluidly and spread the workload out a little better. we'll let you know about that, too, when it's ready.