Overwhelmed? Prioritize

Recently, a businessman who was soliciting business from me, emailed multiple documents for me to fill out. After a few days without a response, he sent another email the next day apologizing. He commented that he had spoken with his boss and was afraid that he had overdone it, because "REALTORs are often overwhelmed." Wow, that struck a cord with me! I had never thought of it in precisely those words, but I have been overwhelmed for almost two decades now. Having three children seems like a lot for anyone. However, three kids, a handicapped husband AND a business is definitely overwhelming! There has been a tremendous life lesson learned from this situation, though. Priorities took precedence and the small things did not matter. For instance, making the bed has not happened since I started working. When I have to choose between feeding the kids or dusting the desk, the choice is easy. Some people fantasize that they have total control, but that has been lacking in my life, since the birth of our third daughter. Let go, Laura.