I find that my mind is so full of the "and then I'll..." and "first, I'll..." 's that when I try to find my mind's writing room all I can find are blank, drab, dun walls. Translation: writing is hard when "to-do" lists occupy your thinking. I am still trying to get into the swing of this year. My days look something like: get out of be (yeah, I count it, cuz sometimes it requires effort and determination), breakfast, homeschooling (English, Latin, Geography, Logic, Bible, Biology...we are on block schedule, so not everything everyday), dash to the school for 2 hours to tutor a VERY cute, VERY active 4th grade boy who is newnewnewly here from China, come home to make dinner and ... to be honest ... then I sort-of collapse ~ well not literally, but definitely mentally. I have not even read a book for fun -- and TRUST me -- for me that is like skipping vegetables!!! OK, yeah, that all sounds like whining. But ~ well, I guess I feel kind...