There is an elephant in the room. A BIG elephant. It's threatening to wrestle me to the ground, wrap its trunk around me in a choke hold, and sit on me until I scream "MERCY" at the top of my lungs.
You guys, my To Do List has gotten so out of control that I'm starting to imagine that it's alive. And has a trunk.
I don't know how it is that an unemployed person can have so many things that have to get done, but there it is. I'm unemployed and yet busier than ever. There are things that have been on my To Do List for two months now, and new things piling on every minute. I have reached a level of frustration with it that has smoke coming out of my ears and flames shooting out of my eyes. Things. Things. Things. SO MANY THINGS.
I woke up this morning with a clear mission in mind: I was going to lead the Getting Started with Your DSLR class (btw, more sessions will be announced soon, including some weekend sessions) and then kick some serious ass up until we needed to leave for the Parents Association meeting at Alexis' school. Photo shoots were going to get edited, email was going to get answered, posts were going to get written . . . it was going to be marvelous.
I hunkered down on the couch with my laptop, ready for action. I focused my thoughts squarely on the tasks at hand and started to get busy. And then . . . Alexis' school bus pulled up. Of course. She came skipping up the sidewalk, her coat draped over her shoulder and a smile across her face.
"Momma, can we play outside for a little bit?"
On this last day of January, it was 60 degrees outside. My kid wanted to enjoy the weather while it lasts. So, I punched that elephant in the face and spent an hour wallowing in the glory of a beautiful day with my smartypants kid.
Best decision ever.