Today was my youngest son's first day back to school. The weather even cooperated and while warm, has been without the oppressive humidity so much a part of summer. (Alas, the weather reports predict it's return later this week.) I have been feeling that I am regaining control of my own schedule (at least to a degree), and I have been working on that project whose deadline is a good two months earlier than I had originally expected. In order to meet this deadline, I have had to pass up another possibility, which is difficult. Often, there are several opportunities happening at the same time and I must choose between them. I try to select the project that will further my creativity best, or the one I am most inspired to pursue, but sometimes the choice is not really mine to make and I must drive past those roads not taken to get to the destination at hand. If that happens, and I really wanted to create something for a particular exhibit, I may take extensive notes or actually design a piece and put all of the necessary elements in a container together so I can return to it when my schedule permits. It helps to stave off the disappointment of not being able to participate, while also giving me something ready to go so I'm not left pondering when I finish something.