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The other day my daughter and I were at Target shopping for her camp supplies. I had my list, and was fairly certain that a behemoth store like Target would have most of what was on my list.

Frustration!

So, imagine my surprise when a clerk told me that the store did not carry tooth brush holders or soap containers.

I thought, "impossible Target must have these items!" So, I asked another clerk, who sent us off to the household department. I must not have made myself clear because all we saw were items for the bathroom.

So, I asked the next clerk, "where would I find travel toothbrush holders and soap containers." “Yes, that is by the toothbrushes, “ he said. That was the first place that I looked, but I certainly could have missed it. I asked him to accompany us because I did not want to go on a wild goose chase, again. It was a good thing because it was not where he said it was. But, with his help, we did eventually find it. "Excellent," I thought,  "we could cross those off our list."

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As I write this, things are settling down for me. In the past month, I’ve sold my condo, moved, traveled  to Las Vegas and spent countless hour setting up our new digs. Now I have to get my daughter ready for overnight camp, and take her there next week.

Did I say thing were settling down? Well, it feels like it.

When you just want to do it!

I know that I often want to just dig in, and get things done, now. Especially when there is so much to do, It feels like planning would slow me down.  Sometimes,  I just forget how planning actually helps me to be more productive.

It is easy to forget to slow down when things feel chaotic or when  there is just too much on your plate.

This is exactly what happened to me this summer. In the midst of moving, I did not plan time to work on my business. I kept telling myself, “I should write, even if it is summer.” Saying that did not help to motivate me at all. The weeks came and went  and nada! I claimed that I wanted to write a post every week. At least that is what I told myself at the beginning of the summer. But I didn’t Read More