time on my hands, or lack there of

I really wish there was more time in a day, or at least that we didn't have to sleep. Yes, I really do love sleep, like, I really love my sleep, at least a good ten hours a night, but if I didn't need sleep to properly function, I could get so many more things done.

I work, go to school and am trying to write a novel, as well as developing new ideas. Trying to find time to do all these things and get an adequate amount of sleep as well as nourishing myself is somewhat difficult. I find myself telling myself that I will have time do to it all, but then I find myself running out of time and going to bed because, fail sauce! I ran out of time. Now, saying that I ran out of time is true but it is also somewhat my fault. I tend to get very distracted, very easily. I also find myself doing or reading things that I want rather than what I have too.

Time management people! That is what I need. And once I have figured out time management, I need to put myself in a place where I can not possibly get distracted by ANYTHING!!! Also, along the lines of time management, I need to learn not to procrastinate! I find that I am one of the worst procrastinators EVER!! I always tell myself that since I know what I am supposed to do a long time before it is due, I will get it done really early then will not have to worry about it, but I never follow through with the getting it done early. NEVER!!

In my novel writing class we are supposed to turn in fifteen pages a week on Mondays. I happened to have thirty pages done before we even started the class so I was like yes! this gives me two weeks to get even further ahead, but what happened you ask? I got behind and am finding that I am still behind. How many pages behind am I you may ask? About fifty pages, and though I try to get, not even ahead, but just caught up, I find that it is exceptionally difficult.

So, though as you may be able to tell, I am terrible at time management, I believe that we all should be better at it, and stop procrastinating! Especially us creative folk!