a mind is a good thing to lose

Many years ago - there was an e-mail going around - I wish I still had it... it went something like this...A woman starts to look for her keys so she can go run errands... well, while she is looking for the keys - she finds her checkbook - well, she really should stop and balance her checkbook so she knows how much money she has before she goes and runs errands. So she starts to balance the checkbook, then she realizes that there are some receipts in her purse that should be added to the checkbook also. Well, she had been meaning to clean out the purse and maybe even switch purses so she cleans it out - finds some batteries that should be put in the battery drawer.... oh the battery drawer is a mess... starts to clean that out... anyways - you get the picture - all of a sudden it is time to go get the kids - not only has she not run her errands, she really hasn't completed any task.

That would describe my life to a T. a capital T. This morning, I started catching up on e-mail, realized bills needed to paid, but in order to pay the bills, I had to sort through "the pile" (see "the pile" last month), etc. etc. etc. and it only took me 3 1/2 hours....

But I do feel a sense of accomplishment - the bills are paid, the pile is down to 3 items and I do have a couple of hours to run errands before I pick up kids... now hopefully, I just won't get distracted while running the errands....

By the way - 100 calorie Keebler snack packs - the cookie version $1.66 at Target