Heather, You now are aware of what the publisher's expectations are. Here you thought the perfectionist wasn't in your court, looks to me like both editors see potential and want to keep you on. The reason the human resources lady was there was because they are putting you on notice and want to document what has been discussed today. This is your wake up call.
Now, on to D12. Hopefully this school subject can be put the rest rather quickly and your D12 can attend school. This is a huge step in the right direction for your daughter and not only will she be busy and learn, but it will relieve some of the stressors that you have about her being alone.
YES, YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!
Your mom is being supportive and that's great. Now, it's one day at a time and you can do the job...if your editors didn't think you could, you would have gotten your walking papers. You've got people in your court who want to see you succeed, but in order to do that....you have to want to succeed yourself.
YOU CAN DO THIS! However, you will need to leave all of your personal baggage at home and this forum has to be put on hold when you are working. You get too easily distracted and caught up in other stuff that causes you to lose focus. Your job is on the line and it's far more important that you be gainfully employed than offering up support and/or advice on this forum throughout the day. The forum will be here at the end of the day if you want to check in. Also, you need to limit the amount of time you come here during your free time. Posting here takes up a lot of your time, time that you need to be utilizing to take care of things around your home and being there for your D12. Yes, I know, you feel the need to come here...but you do have a life out there and one that requires your full attention right now.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
