Over Stuffed

I don't know about you, but my holidays are always fraught with a certain level of anxiety. My mind is always racing ahead to the next thing I have to do, making it hard to focus on the task at hand. I flit from one item to the next with little getting accomplished. I've been through this more times than I will ever admit to in print, so I know I can handle it, but each year it feels like I can't. 

This year, I promised myself I would squeeze in more time for my writing, but how do I squeeze one more thing on my plate when it is already full to bursting? Should I do what everyone does at Thanksgiving? Take some deep breaths, stuff writing in any way, and then loosen my belt and relax after everything is done? Or would I end up busting a gut before I got to the relaxing part?

You'll know the answer if you see me beltless and smiling after the holidays!