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June 12, 2006
Busy-ness
I keep having to apologize to people for taking to long, going dark, and just generally being so over committed that everything is suffering.
I decided to enumerate all the "things" that are, and have been, going on in life lately - not as an excuse, more as explanation:
Figuring out a new location for the doll shop.
Changing credit card processing at the doll shop.
Website updates for the doll shop.
Major, major software updates for the doll shop.
Selling mother-in-law's house.
Dealing with mother-in-law's health issues (by proxy - this has much more impact on Kathy)
Build out one client's new web server.
Configure another client's email system.
Try to remain somewhat responsive to other client's requests, and the backlog of 118 items in my issue tracking database.
Trying to answer questions on Ask Leo! daily (more like 5 out of 7 each week).
Prepping for a houseguest later this month. (Essentially just puts a deadline on several maintenance tasks.)
Replacing a fence. (300 feet planned this year, of a half-mile total)
Repairing the RV (a storage compartment door - fell off.)
Trying to post something worthwhile on Taming Email once in a while.
Make sure that Forwarded Funnies keeps pushing out humor daily.
Prepping for and finally delivering The Ask at a fundraiser for my dad's nursing home. (Big success, by the way. :-)
Visit my dad regularly, and make sure that his needs, though now few, are met.
Trying to remain active and inject energy and some energy and leadership into the entrepreneurial volunteer opportunity for the local non-profit I work with, and who's board I'm on.
Staying in touch with friends, family and colleagues - or trying to.
Monthly and quarterly bookkeeping for the doll shop and my business.
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I'm sure I've forgotten something. Or more than one something.
And while I do try to carve out some mental health time, that's difficult to come by as well. And reading? Ha! (Though listening to podcasts as I drive around is a big win :-).
So if you're one of those folks who're feeling ignored, please don't take it personally.
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