I’m extremely busy
right now
so I asked a loved one
to help me
with my holiday shopping.
Did he get
the exact presents
I would have gotten?
No.
But he did d@mn well
and I think our loved ones
will love the gifts.
When you delegate tasks,
they won’t ever
be completed
exactly the way
you would have completed them.
Embrace that.
Accept that.
Then move on.
This month,
I’m preparing the vegetable garden
for next year’s planting.
I’m clearing the bed.
I’m spreading compost.
I’m covering it
with a thick layer of leaf mulch.
These are all tasks
I COULD do in the spring.
Except the spring
is the busy time
for gardening.
There’s planting
and transplanting
and turning the bed
and a gazillion other things
to do
at that time.
By completing some tasks now,
I’ll make the busy season
less busy.
We’re ramping into
the busy season
for retail sales.
The holiday season
will, hopefully,
be hectic
for stores.
If you can complete
some tasks now,
you’ll decrease your stress
during that busy season.