Have you ever noticed when you are anxious to get something done, time seems to stand still? Minutes drag and you tell yourself you’ll NEVER get it done.

I am usually pretty laid back about time. Granted, I’m retired, and whenever I have an appointment, I calculate when I need to leave the house then simply leave ten minutes sooner. I like to arrive early but sometimes traffic or life interferes, and I find myself watching the clock in the car, wondering if I will still get there on time. A couple times I have pulled over, called to say I might be late and still arrived on time. Go figure.

I am running a promotion for Shadows of Déjà vu this week and wasn’t sure which day it would start. I found out on Saturday, when I received an email from the service stating that I needed to increase the number of free downloads for the book. Being as this was my first promotion, I immediately worried I would have people complaining that they couldn’t access my book.

At the time, my husband and I were on our way home from Fredericksburg and we wouldn’t be home for another fifteen minutes. If I was driving, we probably would have done it in ten, but Wayne was at the wheel.

Suddenly I was fidgeting. I felt I was sitting on a turtle’s shell watching the world go by very, very slowly while the minutes ticked away. The harder I tried to keep my cool, the more nervous I became. I was sure people were clicking on the free link and aggravated they couldn’t download the book, then writing angry emails about my book.

I found myself reaching for my house keys when we turned onto the road to our subdivision, then bumping my head on the sun visor as I jumped out the car. Of course, I dropped the keys at the door but within seconds, I was seated at my computer. I might have lost a few readers but with a couple quick adjustments, everything was copacetic once again. It took me fifteen minutes to calm down, but the whole experience was quickly forgotten as I watched the number of downloads grow.

Do you remember thinking Christmas and Santa Claus were NEVER going to come? The wedding you planned dragged for months, then suddenly it was here? Those nine months waiting for your baby/grandbabies to be born seemed like forever? The bills came every day, but payday couldn’t come soon enough?

I guess situations such as this make life more interesting and memorable. What about you?