I've decided that it's Take-A-Deep-Breath Tuesday.
With the new school year rapidly approaching, I still have
so many things to do, and I'm driving myself crazy trying to get it all
done. On top of that, my dentist has
gone MIA, I still haven’t gotten my passport, and the family photos I swore I'd
get to are still sitting in multiple boxes. My cellar is a disaster, my kitchen cabinets
desperately need to be cleaned out, and I'm wondering if the inside of my
refrigerator is growing new food or just needs a decent wipe-down. I apologize to relatives I haven't been in
touch with (but should be) and deeply regret not getting together more with
friends this summer. I have bills to
pay, statements to organize, and I've still got five and a half feet-worth of
files to get through before school starts.
See? I need to
chill. I need to take a breath. I need to get myself together before I need
therapy. So, today is the day I'm going
to take a deep breath and get myself organized. I'm going to prioritize what can be done in
the last few weeks of summer, what needs to be done, and start attacking the
list.
The rest of it? Oh
well. That's what the fall is for.
For twenty-four hours, though, I'm going to cross as many
line-items off my to-do list as possible:
pay some bills, work on some files, maybe get the den ready for the
three new pieces of furniture I ordered to help my get organized, find a new
dentist, gather the paperwork for the passports, and maybe even get the boxes
of pictures closer to the scanner.
After Take-A-Deep-Breath Tuesday, though, I'm going right
back to my break-neck speedy summer. I'm
going to cram as much as I can into this season. I'm going to do just enough to get me rested
and back on track, and then I'm going to light the rockets and go full throttle
until the last possible moment when the new school year starts.
If you sense the distant aroma of jet fuel, don't
panic. It's probably just me.
