What to do when you are overwhelmed

You make a list. You carve out time to attack said list. You take it point by point. (or as Ann Lamott would say, "bird by bird"). And it's amazing what a difference it made.

And that sums up my night. Overwhelmed with all that lay ahead at the house, in my life in general and at work, I dug in my heels, hit the ground running, made a list and worked for over 4 hours last night to make a dent. My morning was dedicated to the errands created as a result.

The house is clean; the donated items ready to go; magazines recycled; perscriptions filled; clothes and hangers dropped off at the cleaners; car full of stuff to be delivered, returned or disposed of.

Now if I could just lose 35 pounds, spread the message of "be nice, it's not that hard" and fly my brothers in for the weekend. . .