Missed Opportunity

Wildacres Retreat is an area in the North Carolina mountains that is a retreat for artists and other workshops. I have been by it several times as I have often visited friends in that area. Also, I have a writer friend who spent a week there last summer and told me about the artist residency weeks. I got a call yesterday offering me a week in July to spend there working on my painting; it is such a dream come true to be able to spend time just on painting with no distractions. BUT I couldn't accept because I already have too many obligations for the month of July. I have recently learned that I cannot over-do as I pay for it later. It takes me much longer to recuperate from over-doing that it used to so I have had to learn to say no. I really hated to give up the chance to do the week there; I hope maybe I will get another chance in the future.