Leaving on a Jet Plane

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By the time you read this, I may be airborne. My husband and I, along with our youngest daughter, are flying to Toronto to see our oldest daughter. She moved there a couple of years ago to go to university, and has stayed on past graduation. We haven’t seen her since her graduation in June, so we’re looking forward to seeing her.

Her birthday was the other day and she turned 27. It’s hard to believe! It seems like only yesterday she was a baby. Of course, I’m not getting any older.

Aside from visiting our daughter, I think we’ll do a little sight-seeing and a little shopping. And we’re going to see our nephew and his family who also live in the Toronto area. I’m looking forward to this little mini-vacation.

But on the other hand, I’ve got a full plate here at home. I have a manuscript that needs editing and a blurb and synopsis to write if I want to submit before the deadline. I’m trying to get this blog off the ground, and my website always needs work. Don’t even get me started on the work I still need to do on Facebook. I feel guilty for leaving. Almost.

There never seems to be enough time for the writing, or for all the necessary promotion. But that can’t mean I take time away from family in order to write.

I know I need to can the guilt. Family always comes first. But when life gets crazy, what do you do? Do you let something go, or do you put it in high gear and try to do everything?