By Sunday night my room had been ordered and was at its best.  Come Monday afternoon, though, my office desk was heavy with menus, worksheets, forms, ads, notes, lists, catalogs, and recipes.  It took no time at all to accumulate, but all day to clear.  I breathed a sigh every time I could file something or throw it away.

 In the four hours between when I wanted to go up to my room and when I actually made it, I ate dinner, cleaned up, did computer stuff, and watched the first half of the Buckeye/Gator game.  I see this morning that I didn't miss anything I really wanted to see.  The Gators played an excellent game.  Too bad I wasn't rooting for them.  I should have stopped watching after the first play.

 After my long day yesterday, I was envisioning being miserable and dog-tired the rest of the year.  Today has been a lot better.  I think once all the one-time things are taken care of I'll be able to catch up and work ahead of schedule instead of under the wire.  Having short-term staff coming in tomorrow will allow me to delegate so I won't be having to juggle two things that need to be done at the same time.  This week is my only chance to get ahead.  After this weekend...no breathing till May!

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Real gold fears no fire.