Things have been very busy during the holiday season, what with some relatives coming into town, some nasty winter storms, and a whole bunch of work responsibilities resting on my shoulders. As usual, my wife helped me get out of panic mode and get organized. She hit me with the potent piece of common sense: "Why don't you just make a to-do list, on paper, and then prioritize?"
So I did.
And now I've got things in a much more manageable state, and we're not even at new year's yet. Of course, there's always big deadlines approaching, but at least I don't have that nasty feeling of having everything hanging over my head.