Good morning – I’ve been up since 11:30pm. I went to bed at 9pm, fell asleep right away, and then at 11:30 woke up with a fierce cramp in my foot. Got up, walked it off, then went back to bed.

No sleep. Lay awake for 2 hours before I decided to get up. Haven’t had one of those nights in a long time.

Why couldn’t I sleep? I kept thinking about all the things I needed to get done.

I run an online business. I sell products from several companies, and all of them have new items that I want to add to my website.

I run 2 Etsy shops, and I’m always struggling to get things finished, photographed, and listed. And my workroom looks like it.

I belong to 4 Etsy groups, 2 online community groups for my business. And at times I’m overwhelmed with the emails that I get from all these groups.

My DH and I run a farm and from spring to the end of the year we are always selling produce and eggs.

I love ‘chatting’ on twitter, but I don’t seem to have any time to do that either.

Thank goodness I’m retired from a ‘real’ job, or I’d have no time at all.

And I love to write in my blog – even if it’s a small amount.

Since the beginning of the year, I started writing a post every morning about what the day is known for or celebrated for, and that’s a lot of fun.

And to top it all off – I’m going on vacation in 11 days. My daughter won a trip to Jamaica for a week, and she invited me to go along. So in addition to all the above, I have to get ready for the trip. And I also have to take my laptop with me, so that if I get orders from my online business while I’m away, customers won’t have to wait an overlong period of time to receive their orders.

I’m beginning to think that I have too much on my plate.

They say that you should prioritize, and I’ve tried to do that. Retirement is supposed to be fun, not stressful. And most times I don’t feel stressed. I think with this vacation coming up – while it will be nice to get away, I’m concerned about getting farther behind.

I always start off really well, by making a task list. Planning to exercise a little each day. Only work an hour on the computer per project. Relaxing more.  Eating better.  It’s only February, and most of those have been tossed aside.

I think while I’m on vacation, as well as having fun, I’ll rethink all that is going on with my life, and think about making some decisions. I’m not going to stop everything, but I think that I definitely need to make some changes.

One thing I know that I will do, will be to continue writing.

Sandi