{A Standstill}

You know those days, days where your to-do list is so long, you have so many appointments to make, plans to accomplish, work to prepare for, dishes & laundry & packing & cleaning & organizing to do...that you do nothing? And just kind of stare off in the distance? I'm a master of that look.

Sigh. Chances are, this is my own fault. I'm a procrastinator by nature, and "one of the most unorganized organized people in the world", I've been told. When it comes to work, I'm on time, get my work done, and was born to organize meeting notes and client info. At home? Explosion.

Somedays I just can't bring myself to spill my work organization over to my personal life. Most of the time I try pretty hard to keep everything in place & planned ahead of time, but some weeks...

So yes I may have made oatmeal this morning in a Christmas mug that I had to pull out of my packed away holiday kitchen goodies, which I may have eaten with a ladle really big spoon, and I may have had to skip the gym since I don't have any clean athletic gear, but my nails matched my sweater. And that my friends, is a win.

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{Overstimulated}

This post initially started as my usual Friday Links. Which apparently prompted a bit of a panic.

{classic solution to my neurotic tendencies - get a coffee.}

Do you ever feel so overstimulated you can't think? So many things on your to-do list you're paralyzed to even complete the first task? So incredibly inspired you want to make 1,000 crafts, meals, DIY projects, treats and more that you don't do anything?

Holy. This week. I love the internet, blogs, pinterest, friends and tv and feel so inspired by everything that I see, hear, smell, touch that i feel like im so full of ideas i just want to explode. I want to take up knitting, screen printing, bake cupcakes with special treats in the middle for all of my friends, stencil/distress every piece of furniture for my house, spend hours on craigslist looking for the perfect settee for my empty apartment so I can eventually be featured on Apartment Therapy. Visit every Goodwill in arizona looking for the perfect mid-century great condition lamp that i can spray paint my favorite color. I want to make cute crafts and treats for every holiday and have dinner parties, make stationary, sew my own high waisted skirts and thrift my life away so I can cover myself in the perfect vintage pieces. I want to make dinner every night with a beautiful entree and several side dishes, bread that has been rising for hours and decadently beautiful desserts in the oven. I want to throw myself into fashion and interior design, and have a wildly successful career and personal life with tons of friends, events, and always look polished & put together. I want to travel to all the nooks and crannys of the world experiencing adventures in exotic lands. I want to spend hours making my blog look nicer, creating awesome posts that will help someone cook/bake better or be a little inspired. Not to mention photographing all of the above things on my good camera, and of course instagram.

I am totally overwhelmed by the possibilities of life. 

I'm even more overwhelmed where to start. Do I make a giant bucket list of all the things I want to accomplish from now until forever? There are not enough pages or ink or hand strength to do that. Sigh. I think I'm giving myself an eye twitch.