Too Many Hats

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I wear a lot of hats.  I bet we all do.  We're workers, parents, soccer coaches.  Writers, actors, tennis players.  Grass cutters, chauffers, laundry professionals, etc.  In the course of a week, we perform a myriad of tasks, each needing a different hat.  And since it's nearly  impossible to wear two hats at once, each hat needs it's own chunk of time. 

This year, I've bought a lot of new hats. 

I have a salesman hat I put on while I market my book.  I wear the hat to books signings, school workshops and community literary events.  (Psst...did you know you could get The Iron Bodkin on Kindle for only $4.99?  Just click here.)

There's also a mentee hat I'll start wearing in a couple weeks.  The Nevada SCBWI Mentorship Program kicks off Oct. 15th.  Once I meet with my mentor, I'll be wearing that hat for six months as we rip apart and piece back together my last manuscript.

I also agreed to wear the PTO Co-President hat for my son's school.  That hat stays on my head a lot more than I expected it would. 

And of course, I have all my old hats:  architect, mom, wife, soccer player, volleyball captain, cook, critique partner, community choir member, blogger, writer.

Hang on... 

Writer?

Where is that hat?  I haven't seen it for months!  Dang.  I loved that hat. 

What hats do you wear?  And are you better about making time for each one?  Or do some of them get lost?

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PS-- This Wednesday, I'm going to be interviewed at Amie Borst's blog.  Click over for an interesting Q&A!