MACBETH:
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
Oh, my little grasshopper, you would think after a few years in the writing business, I’d run out of What Not To Do’s. And yet, I still manage my fair share of blunders, mishaps, boo-boos and abject failures.
I’m not sure where procrastination falls in that list. It seems more than a boo-boo, but perhaps not quite as bad as abject failure. I mean, putting off blog and website maintenance won’t cause the fall of the Cathy C. Hall writing empire. Or will it?
What if an editor wandered in and found links that were no longer active? Out-of-date clips? Or headings that made no sense because a certain writer started making changes then got sidetracked? Would that editor think a. Cathy C. Hall is terribly busy? Or b. Cathy C. Hall is terribly lazy?
And when I think that I’ve had a note on my bulletin board since MARCH, reminding me to stay on top of website and blog maintenance, I have to accept that what was just a boo-boo in May is kinda ridiculously HUGE in December. Which is why I’ve finally fixed a few things around the old Hall of Fame. Actually, if I’m being perfectly honest, it’s a work in progress. But at least I’m progressing.
So, don’t put off till tomorrow…and tomorrow…and tomorrow what you can do in May. And then again in August, and again in December. Update your clips, check links, and stay on top of your writing career. You want folks to notice your brilliance-not your boo-boos.
Cathy C. Hall Writes 
thanks for the reminder to check my reminders! I've had "back-up computer" on my outlook calendar for weeks now. Hmmmmm…..might want to get on that tonight! thanks C!
What a relief to know I'm not the only one that does this! And just think, a kind friend recommended I put a link on my website to my blog since it can be hard to find. Have I done that yet? Nooooo. But I do have a post-it up to remind me!
T, you don't want to lose your CC brilliance! Jump on that backing-up business now. Tomorrow at the latest. ;-)And Vicky, believe me when I say that I COMPLETELY understand. 🙂 And did I mention I've got a WHOLE drawer of post-its? (Ran out of room on the bulletin board-)
Every time I visit you I end up with something else to do. Thanks for the kick in the britches!
Hey Cathy,Thanks for the reminder. I have an inactive blog that needs some updating to let folks know it's no longer active. It's on my list of things to do . . . maybe tomorrow?Donnahttp://donnasbookpub.blogspot.com
You're welcome,Lisa. But unlike me, you always seem to get 'er done!Donna, good luck with that…tomorrow-;-)
And to illustrate how behind I am – I am commenting the day after you posted this. Sigh. Although, in my defense, I was kinda sick. Yeah, that's it, sick. 🙂
Hhahahaha! Nice try, Madeline. Don't think I haven't used THAT excuse about a gazillion times. (P.S. A little *cough, cough* might have helped you sell it.)
You are so brilliant that the boo boos don't even count. Say that 10times whenever you find something else you forgot to do.
Everyone needs a friend like you, Anita! I feel downright brilliant this morning!