As I type this, the ground outside is turning white. Yes, white - as in "snow-on-the-ground" white. This is Georgia...where it is supposed to be warm and inviting, NOT cold and snowing!
So yes, March has come roaring in like the proverbial lion, but I think it had a major push from behind by February. Confused? Well...let me try to help remove that confusion.
The March 2009 issue of Among Worlds was supposed to be delivered on Thursday. Instead, it got moved to Friday afternoon. When 5:00 rolled around and there was still no delivery truck, I called and found out it would be 6:00 before the magazines would arrive at my doorstep. You guessed it, 6:00 came and went and it was 6:20 before the boxes (only 2 boxes) were delivered. Problem is, I was supposed to be somewhere else by 6:15 and here I was waiting for boxes! Because I was in a rush, I did not do what I am supposed to do, and that is, take one of the printed magazines and run a quick proof through it. That didn't happen until Saturday afternoon. Wouldn't you know it...the error JUMPS out at me...one that should NOT have been there. Which means the magazine has to be corrected (which it now has) and a re-run done on that particular sheet. OK...so now I am really pushing the time-line.
The printer then tells me, "well, I don't think I have this in stock right now so will need to quickly get some in - which means this won't get to you until Monday afternoon." Yikes! I leave early-early Wednesday morning for the FIGT conference (see www.figt.org) which leaves me one day to get everything done - and mailed!!!!!
So...I take a deep breath and return to finishing off all the printing that I have to do - you know...the Thank You letters, Gift Subscription letters and the Renewal Invoices. BEEEEP goes my printer - out of Cyan ink. No problem, I reach under the cupboard...nothing there. It is 10:30 at night - no store is open that would carry this brand of ink. Now what?
Well...at 12:00 pm today, knowing the office supply store would be open, I look out and see...snow. Snow in the Atlanta part of Georgia means everything closes (either closes early or doesn't open at all). Thankfully, in spite of everything that seemed to be going wrong, my brave hubby ventured out and purchased the ink(s).
Almost everything is now printed (thank you dear hubby)...and the snow is still falling.
March has roared.
2 comments:
Oh my goodness, I'm sorry to hear you had to go through that awful stress! What a nightmare... I've been in that kind of nightmare before too! And you know what? It's often been my husband who helped me out of it as well! :)
Doesn't sound like fun at all!
I hate feeling pressured for time.
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