National Novel Writing Month asks, “Are you a Planner or a Pantser?” Do you love to plan or do you prefer to fly by the seat of your pants? I feel as though I’m flying by the seat of my pants. Little did I dream when I began this blog that less than 300 days in we would be in the middle of (or worse, at the beginning of) a global pandemic. Yet here I am. I’ve been diligently applying myself to my Suzuki piano teacher training, studying the Twinkles and other Book 1 pieces, reading and journaling about teaching Suzuki piano, while holding two jobs and running a household. I’ve been juggling study, work, and play, desperately keeping most of my balls in the air while trying to get enough sleep at night.
Now, I seem to have hours of time on my hands, yet plenty of tasks to fill it. I’ve been “pantsing” along, laying the tracks directly in front of the train, and mixing metaphors as though my life depended on it. I realize that now is the time to make long-term plans to meet a long-term crisis. I read somewhere that our greatest weapons these days are science and information. I intend to make the most of both.
I found a quote that fits the situation. “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” —William Arthur Ward
