The Law of Busyness

The Law of Busyness is similar to Sod's Law; LoB states that when you think you will have time to do something, whether it is writing a blog, taking on a new element in one's work or whatever, there's some mean little entity out there who goes "Oh yeah? You think you have time, do you?"

The Law of Busyness happened to me recently. My cat business was going along, but not very lively, my web business was doing nicely, but not to the point where I was worrying how I'd get everything done and I decided to take on an new element in my work which is lecturing on Web and business skills. Silly old me also set up this blog. "Loadsa time!" thought I and then the Law of Busyness kicked in, rather like Sod's Law. Suddenly, I had more cats than I knew what to do with, new customers came whooshing into the Web business and before I knew where I was, there I am, having sleepless nights worrying about how to get it all done.

Still, there's nothing like having a blog as a displacement activity. I have an eCommerce site to sort out using a new technology that is bleeding edge. Bleeding edge (in front of leading edge and called bleeding because it hurts) means it's me who bleeds because there isn't a nice, glossy manual telling me how to do it, I have to struggle through the demented ramblings of a developer who wasn't properly introduced to the English language or to the concept that there are other people out there who may not be living on planet propellerhead.

Ah well, there are 24 hours in every day and for most of them I will be sitting in front of this infernal little box trying to make things do what they are supposed to do. I just need to desist from the displacement activity!