I hate to disappoint - especially, family, friends, and I don’t dare on work — and I wonder if I should apologize for that — but I will stint on SLEEP rather than back away from any of the above. The only exception I will make on the above is if I am sick . . . and you know the kinds of sick: when I just don’t want to see or God forbid! because I don’t look my best with a red nose and blurry eyes - BE SEEN!! Life is too short. And I might as well say it: my reputation (or so I think to get myself going) is at state — and I am producing or part of an outing so I will not miss ANYTHING!! (And do you know: I haven’t really stopped to think about it that way before, but it is truth!

delivered tongue in cheek: the hurrier i go, the behinder i get. hurrying does seem to wreck everything and defeat its own purpose. still, there is my student, who takes many minutes to wheel to the kitchen from his room, who could do with lessons in alacrity.

Sleep.

Time to read email. This link is an example—it is hysterical—and even though Christmas is over, Please watch: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/12/20/fashion/20081220-street-fe…

I stint on sleep, reading lots of everything can think of, painting/drawing which did a great deal including professionally and look at my portfolio think it is nearly criminal that not adding to it when if I have any God-given talent that’s it. Cooking which love and am not doing…..and now the guilt-fairy’s sitting on my shoulder….

Stress—-the older you become, time seems to shrink—-and the ‘who-cares’ of youth is history—-too much ‘stuff’ to do, where’s the time?

For women I believe, it is most always the self that suffers. We are just not very good at making time for ourselves, busy or not.

Friend time goes first. Work is what usually puts the stress on time, or caring for sick relatives. I absolutely need my sleep — or I’ll get sick and won’t be good for anyone. Family is too important. I try to always carve out time for them. Time for myself comes before friends. My friends shouldn’t have to be around me if I haven’t taken my “me time” because I’ll be too grouchy (and my grey hair will be showing!!!)

Used to be time for myself but it is all about to change. Bring on 2009 , I am ready for the new “moi”