Persevere - Even the Snail Made It To the Ark!

I saw that on a church sign the other day and chuckled.  Today it has really been on my mind. 

Ever had one of those days?  One of those days that you just want to end?  One of those days where you just wish bedtime would arrive?  One of those days where you really don't care if it is bedtime, you're ready to put on your PJs and just go to bed?  One of those days where you wonder if you should have gotten out of bed at all?

Well .... you guessed it .... today was one of those days for me!  One of those days where I feel so overwhelmed.  One of those days where I just know there's no way in the world I will ever accomplish everything on my list.  One of those days where I contemplate throwing that darn list away and just parking my butt on the couch (if you've seen my butt lately, you'd think it stays parked on the couch often). 

Last night I took my usual weekly index card and divided it into its usual 6 quadrants - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday/Sunday.  I divvy up all the things that have to be done during the week and add in the projects I'd like to work on during the week. Everything is laid out.  I like to lay my week out like this because it keeps me on track .... it eliminates that overwhelmed feeling .... it allows me to have that "feeling of accomplishment" by the end of the week.  It doesn't matter to me if everything is crossed off by the end of the day .... it doesn't even matter to me if everything is crossed off by the end of the week ....  but, good golly, I sure do like to cross something off each day!

It started off as a normal Monday.  After packing lunches, I headed off to the gym (this gym experience is an entire blog of its own).  I decided I was going to "kick it up a notch" this week. Well, one would think I would have realized this extends the length of time it takes at the gym .... one would think.  As the time extended and extended (note to self -- go earlier) I started getting that antsy feeling because I knew there was a dog anxiously doing the "peepee dance" while waiting for me.   Once out of the gym and while rushing to the dog's house, I get a call from my husband asking me to "please bring some things to his school that he forgot."  This little "kink in the schedule" takes an hour's drive round trip.  Now it's practically time to begin my midday runs, so I decided to just get those started so I can go home and stay home to work on my list.  After getting home, another "kink in the schedule" crops up because I suddenly remember that I'm supposed to be at a client's home to pick up an alarm fob.  I rushed to their home because I don't want to be late (a huge pet peeve of mine) only to find that they're not home.  I suppose it goes without saying that I was NOT pleased. When I got back home, I decided "screw the list" - I parked my butt on the couch and tried to regroup.  The only problem is that overwhelmed feeling has descended making the very idea of regrouping tiring. So .... there's only one solution .... call it a day and start over fresh tomorrow.

While calling it a day and deciding to start over fresh tomorrow, remember -- 

Persevere, Even the Snail Made It To the Ark!

Something to ponder -- 

Why is it a husband gets all bent out of shape when they find out you rush to deliver something your child forgot but feels it's perfectly fine for you to rush to deliver something they forgot?