I keep having to apologise 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:
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Figuring out a new location for the doll shop.
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Changing credit card processing at the doll shop.
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Website updates for the doll shop.
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Major, major software updates for the doll shop.
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Selling mother-in-law’s house.
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Dealing with mother-in-law’s health issues (by proxy – this has much more impact on Kathy)
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Build out one client’s new web server.
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Configure another client’s email system.
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Try to remain somewhat responsive to other client’s requests, and the backlog of 118 items in my issue tracking database.
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Trying to answer questions on Ask Leo! daily (more like 5 out of 7 each week).
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Prepping for a houseguest later this month. (Essentially just puts a deadline on several maintenance tasks.)
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Replacing a fence. (300 feet planned this year, of a half-mile total)
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Repairing the RV (a storage compartment door – fell off.)
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Trying to post something worthwhile on Taming Email once in a while.
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Make sure that Forwarded Funnies keeps pushing out humor daily.
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Prepping for and finally delivering The Ask at a fundraiser for my dad’s nursing home. (Big success, by the way. 🙂
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Visit my dad regularly, and make sure that his needs, though now few, are met.
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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.
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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.