I relaxed a bit today and finished reading a book. It was a good break but, when the last digital page was turned, I began making a mental list of all the tasks I needed to accomplish. I have a novel to edit. In the series I’m writing, I need to come up with a public setting in Boston and a plausible reason for the characters to be there. I need to work on the frame I’ve written for the other novel I’m working on. I need to find whatever seems to have died in my basement and is leaving a smell. I need to dust everything in the house. I need to clean the bathrooms. I need to move the patio furniture out from the basement. I need to prepare for a board meeting coming up this week, and read the materials for the volunteer meeting for another organization. I have boxes that need to be mailed and checks that need to be written… the list goes on and on.

It’s a bit hectic but that’s a good thing. I perform faster and better under pressure. Without it, I accomplish nothing.  So, I am thankful for the pressure of having too much to do – it’s the only way I’ll get anything done right!