time!

So, it's happening. I can feel the urge to panic rising as I see time slipping through my fingers. It all seemed so do-able at the beginning of the week. How did I get to this point with so much still needing to be done?

I am telling myself it will all work out fine. Actually, I really need an hour or so to just think clearly about what needs to be done, and when and how to do it.

Tomorrow evening we leave for a retreat (of sorts) in which we will both be presenting sessions, and for which I am coordinating snacks. I think I made the retreat leaders panic a little as I shared my vague, sketchy ideas for my session. I am sure it will be fine, but again, I just need a bit of time to sit and pull it all together.

And there are exercises to do, the cat to play with, family that should be called (My dad is having surgery in a few hours. A good daughter would call to see how things went.) and a coaching session. Somehow I have to find time for it all. Or cut some things out. But to figure that all out I need, again, TIME!

So, please pardon the short-ish entry tonight, because I need to get to bed so that I can get up bright and early and get started. Just two thoughts:

I coached yesterday. We wrestled through a very complex topic and both worked quite hard in the question and answer give and take. At the end, she felt good about the progress that had been made. It was envigorating!

And also, today Mr. is talking about moving to an European country to study after our year of sabbatical in the US. And I thought, weaning! I had been looking forward to a return to familiarity, friends and family. I have learned to live without those things, but was eagerly anticipating having them back. But it might not be so. Those things might not be in my near future. And I'm pretty OK with that. I guess some weaning has already been done, hasn't it? That's something, at least.

With that, I'll sign off. It is unclear if we will have internet at the place we're staying tomorrow night, so I might miss a blog. But I will definitely find a photo and post two the following night.

Off to give the kitty a bed-time tussle so that she'll let me sleep through the night!