Susan C. Daffron

Award-winning fiction & nonfiction author

  • Home
  • About
  • Books
  • Media Kit
  • Other Work
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • New releases

May 22, 2004 By Susan Daffron

Dreaded Deadlines and Headaches

Today’s Tales from the Mousepad focuses on organization. It’s a timely article since this week I have been dealing with other people’s endless disorganization and e-mail failures. I am reminded of that old saw that says, "poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part." (Or something along those lines.)

Of course, even though I may be thinking that, I wouldn’t ever say it. In the end, poor planning on their part all too often does become an emergency on my part. (This type of thing is what I get paid for, after all.) So did I meet the deadline? Yes. Do I have a raging headache now? Yes.

Actually my raging headache may have more to do with the weather than deadlines. Over the last week or so, it’s been really sunny and dry. Last night, the weather took a dramatic nosedive and it’s been pouring rain all day. You can practically see the weeds in the yard growing. Often when the weather changes dramatically like this, I get a headache that just won’t go away.

Anyway, it’s supposed to rain all weekend, which probably isn’t such a bad thing. I have so much stuff I need to catch up on because I spent most of today dealing with the dreaded deadline and taking ineffectual ibuprofen.

Since looking at my monitor makes my head hurt even more, I’m going to keep this short. I’ll try and be more lucid next week 😉

Filed Under: Logical Tips, Technology

About Susan Daffron

Susan Daffron is the author of the Alpine Grove Romantic Comedies, the Jennings & O'Shea mysteries, and multiple award-winning nonfiction books, including several about pets and animal rescue. Check out all her books on her Amazon Author page.

Release Notices

Subscribe with the form below to receive an email notice when Susan releases a new book and get some fun free “special features” too!


Recent Posts

  • Reflections Upon One Million Words in 5 Years
  • How to remember character details without losing your mind
  • Cover Reveal: Sensing Trouble (Jennings and O’Shea – Book 1)
  • Could you use a laugh? (I could.)
  • Need an escape? Get 60 free and .99 ebooks Nov 18-19
  • Fun and a Whole Lot of Fur
  • Cover Reveal – Daydream Retriever (Alpine Grove #10)
  • Musings
  • Business
  • Furry Thoughts
  • Recreation
  • Rural Living
  • Technology
  • Vegan Stuff
  • Writing & Publishing
  • Alpine Grove Novels
  • Ebooks
  • Jennings and O’Shea Novels
  • Marketing
  • Promotion
  • Self Publishing
  • Writing
  • Pets
  • Cats
  • Dogs
  • Misc Pet
  • Rescue
  • Site Archives

Copyright © 2025 Susan C. Daffron and Logical Expressions, Inc. All rights reserved. · Privacy Policy