Don't forget to sing!

As I am preparing to go out of town for 4 days on business, I am trying to tie up loose ends and "work ahead" so nothing is missed while I'm gone. It's my typical MO. Some may call it nesting, but frankly...that fury, stress, frustration, irritation, etc that I feel seems more aggressive than "nesting". Doesn't that word make it sound so calm, organized, and almost loving?  I suppose I wish it felt like that to me, but it doesn't.  I have a vision that one day my life will feel like that, but for now, it is the exact opposite, which is not what I want and it's not good for me. That leaves me frustrated...

My business will be opening in 4 weeks, and there is so much to do with that, so we can open on time with everything and everybody in place and organized. It's the beginning of a new year, so there is all of the year end taxes and corporate documents that have to be prepared. That's stressful for me since I have no accounting background and I'm deathly afraid of making a mistake or forgetting something. All of that on top of my normal daily work makes me wish I had 2-3 assistants. I am quite sure I could keep all of them busy. Just need a windfall to pay the wages of all that help. ha!

I was struggling this evening with being so overwhelmed with my to-do list. I was driving home from my daughter's basketball practice when a couple of great songs came on. I found myself singing to them and immediately started feeling better. I thought to myself, "Don't forget to sing - even during the stressful days". I realized that my day might not have affected me so much, if I had simply turned on some music and sang while I worked. Maybe I'll add that to my MO.

I am ending this day with a bit of fun news though... I signed up via FB to win a cookbook based on the Paleo diet, which is apparently the name of the eating program my son and I are on. No gluten, no dairy, no sugar and for us, no corn. I really didn't expect to win, just gave it a shot! I am excited to make some delicious meals that will be good for our bodies! What a wonderful bright spot to a hectic day!

Half handled projects= too many loose ends!

As my first day along after the holidays nears its last several hours, I am feeling like I've not made one dent in my to-do list. Projects are half completed which doesn't give any sense of satisfaction. The Christmas tree now has the ornaments off of it, but the project is put on hold since it's time to get dinner for the kids before they head off to evening activities. All the remaining Christmas decorations are still up reminding me of all the work I have ahead of me.   I worked through my business tasks today, but as the day went, I added more to my list of projects that what I crossed off. Taxes, W-2's, new salon orders, preparation for meetings, etc. the list goes on... truly, it's like it's never ending. haha! I only hope my energy holds out this evening, so that after the kids are in bed, I can continue working.  Maybe the next time I sit to write my thoughts, I'll be feeling a little less overwhelmed and have more things crossed off of my list.