Are You In the Weeds?

Have you ever had a huge project that has monopolized ALL of your time? Or have you been so sick that you haven’t been able to keep up with your daily responsibilities? When you come out the other end, the list of things that haven’t been done can be huge and overwhelming, so how do you catch up?

First sit down with pen and paper or your computer if you’d rather and do a brain dump, writing down anything and everything that comes to your mind that needs to be done. When you are done, look at your list and prioritize what needs to be done first and foremost. (See my previous blog on to-do lists.) Then just started chipping away at the list. You may find that some items really truly don’t need to be done – life will go on without them.

Most importantly take a deep breath and realize that it will be okay and you will get caught up. We now return you to your regularly scheduled life.