editing...waiting...and waiting

One of the tough parts, I think, of the editing process is waiting enough time to be able to go back and find the mistakes in your own writing. I've got a short story, and I do want to work on it, but I only finished it last week, so it is in its roughest form at the moment. I already have some ideas of things that must be fixed (oh, so so so much to fix) but going back too soon would mean I'd have to wait more time to give it another edit, and of course, there are always deadlines. I may have to bite the bullet and edit it anyway. Sometimes writing is just as much about scheduling as it is finding creative energy!!