I'm Full Up

KathyHowe just announced that she had to give up one of her gigs.

About a month ago, mostly unprovoked by anything in particular, I said to Missy that if I have to take on any additional commitments beyond what I have now, something is going to have to give. I already feel strapped. I am approaching the limit of my capacity to do stuff. These are my current commitments:

• Missy
• my job
• choir
• Metblog
• Race in the Workplace
• my personal domains

Missy isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The j-o-b isn't changing over the next year at least. I already feel like I should give more to Metblog. Race in the Workplace, while it isn't a huge commitment, always ends up taking more time than I think it will (which is fine, but I need to manage that better). I really like being back in the habit of posting here and I'm still deciding what to do with my other domain, especially since the job hunt will be upon me before I know it.

What's different is choir. I've been asked to consider a couple of expanded roles. Which I would loooove to do. But I don't think I can do both. I know I can't do both and keep up with everything else. I might choose one extra choir duty instead of both.

Right now I'm going with the "let it simmer and something will come to you" and "ask Missy" methods of figuring out what to do. There's probably some objective method of weighing my goals and priorities vs the amount of effort required. I have to reconcile the internal "what's immediately satisfying and fulfilling and enjoyable" vs the external "what will do me and/or others good in the bigger picture." They don't have to be mutually exclusive, but they're not always the same.

Regardless, it's gotta be quality over quantity. I know this in my head, but it pains me! I hate feeling like I'm letting somebody down. Maybe I'm not actually. And I'm sure whatever gives, the parties I'm responsible to will understand. I do like everything that I'm involved in. I just can't do it all.