I was totally pumped up and excited on Wednesday. I had somewhat of an epiphany, from witnessing the growth of a friend. I got totally focused, and realized exactly what I needed to do to go forward into the new year, and really grow in my online endeavors. I was so motivated - it really felt good. I was nervous, but, full of happy anticipation.

I got started on my newly-decided actions, and then was interrupted in the afternoon when it was time to go to the post office and pick up one of my kids. And by the time we were on our way home, it was snowing like mad here. And it just does not snow in Alabama very often - at all! So the kids were thrilled! And there was lots of playing and snowball-making and snowball-fighting, and picture-taking going on!

Work -what’s that?

New goals, new objectives -what are those?

Then on Thursday, there was some family drama which slowed down my productivity. When the dust cleared, I sat down to get to work, and my computer just was not in the mood to work. I spent the rest of the day doctoring it.

On Friday, one of the children stayed home from school, not feeling well, and my stomach decided to not feel well, too.

And since school got out on Friday, up until about twenty minutes ago, we’ve been hosting and entertaining extra children.

It’s funny, because, I still feel that excitement from Wednesday. I still feel like I’m on the verge of something really good. I’m about to jump off of that cliff of blind faith and it feels great! Only, I’ve just taken one foot and lifted it over the edge, and ….

STILL PAUSE!

Someone put me on pause. I’m still here, still waiting…might get some of that ‘new’ stuff going tomorrow, but, it will more likely get going on Monday, when ….NO! Hold that thought! Monday is a school holiday….

STILL PAUSE!

Thank God! It’s like a breath of fresh air! Every now and again, my email box gets so cluttered up and I get so behind, that it is just overwhelming! And it has been that way for a few weeks now, and it’s been driving me crazy.

So I just sat down yesterday afternoon and went after them with a vengeance! Do you find this happening to your email box, too?

I am a packrat, by nature, and that carries into my online life, as well. Or, I should say, it carries into my computer life, as well. My documents and my pictures get pretty messed up, too!

So when I get a chance to clean things out and get more on top of things, I feel so much better!

One thing that I have found very difficult, as an entrepeneur, is staying organized. I am always getting to where my desk is a mess or my office is a mess or my computer stuff is a mess. And I also often bite off more than I can chew work-wise, because, it all just sounds so good or inspiring or like it’s just going to be a great money-maker.

So that is definitely one of the challenges that I face as a work-at-home-mom, or entrepreneur. I find myself in a ‘mess’ way more often than I like to think about.

I know staying organized can only benefit me and my business, and my children, too. It benefits my children, because, when I am more organized, my work days are shorter.

I’m going to try to remember how good this feeling of having my emails cleaned out feels - so that I can inspire myself to keep it together!