What would you do with your days?

[Chan790]

69. Ironically, I'm doing it.

I teach writing, am a working writer and I run a community development organization that manages an arts-space and venue.

I sleep in. I eat what I want. if I want to go to the matinee, I go. I get to talk to artists and other scenesters of the DC performing-arts scene. My life is like a salon party except that I do have to have meetings, balance the books, talk to potential donors; attend neighborhood meetings, crime-summits, work with local elected officials on neighborhood concerns, speak to residents and business owners. All of that is balanced out by the constant parties, the free shows, the art galas.

I don't mean to make it sound like a cakewalk, it's a hard job. I am at varying times of my workday: curator, bookkeeper, PR professional, marketer, contract-agent, activist, referee, problem-solver, bouncer, journalist, handyman, life coach...but it's the answer to what I'd do if I didn't have to work.