Busy busy busy. I’ve finally figured out how to manage my new job at HP and still make time for acting jobs on the side. Unfortunately, I’ve made so much time that now I have none.

As soon as my voice came back, there was a mile-long line of clients waiting for me to come into some studio somewhere and record something – cartoons, corporate videos, films, etc. I’m in the thick of it now but I’m afraid my HP job may begin to suffer if I don’t start prioritizing. That means I’m gonna have to learn how to say “no”. I’ve never been very good at that – especially when it comes to cartoons. One idea is to raise my prices and, in turn, scare off some clients – only leaving a handful of high paying jobs. Another idea is to pick and choose the most interesting jobs regardless of how much they pay. Yet another idea would be to just stick to films and one-day projects and not commit myself to any TV series. A 24 episode season takes about three months to dub and it’s hard to block off that amount of time with so much on my plate.

I recognize that this is a luxury problem and that I’m really very lucky. I sometimes wish that I was back to where I was one year ago: acting to make a living and filling my vast quantities of free time with volleyball, computer games, web projects, and hanging out with friends. If you’re keeping score at home, I’ve had to practically give up all four of the aforementioned pastimes. But I like my new job at HP and the boost in salary has allowed Jan to stay at home with Emily this whole year and I wouldn’t trade that for the world. I guess it’s just a matter of getting used to a more structured lifestyle.

OK. It’s 2:30am and I feel like I’m rambling now. I’d better get to bed, go into work early tomorrow, maybe play some volleyball, and formulate what to write for Emily’s 6 month birthday blog entry – bound to contain more significant baby milestones than any birthday blog entry to date! Watch this space…