Ebb and Flow

Do you ever wake up and think, hey what happened?  When you think you've got all your ducks in a row, and you take a look around and all you see if an array of unfinished projects?  Well, that has been my state of mind these past few weeks.  Lots of things started, and a few finished.  One thing after another beckons and tempts me with the promise of a beautiful completed project.  But I have too many irons in the fire.  Let this be a lesson to me.....one baby step at a time.  At present, I have a garage sale in a little over a week, and the garage needs to be cleaned out, the items sorted and priced, and tables collected.  At the same time, I have a craft room filled with bookcases, desks, and assorted stuff needing to be put in its right place....painted, etc.  Concurrently, I am painting the kitchen ceiling, having tile installed in all non-carpeted areas of the house, getting mold out of the master bath, getting furniture put together for the deck, moaning about the wrong color of stain that DH put on the deck last weekend, and wondering when I'm going to get around to finishing the tree trimming.  Of course, the house begs for its normal cleaning, hungry mouths wonder when we're going to have a delicious meal around here, and my knees continue to hurt.  I think the only cure for this malady is to take a grateful look around, be thankful that I have projects to do, and even though it takes me longer than I would like, am able to do most of them.  And most of all, to remember to keep on....keep on striving to build the environment and life my heart longs for.....