Will It Ever Come?

So I continue to plug away at all the work I put on hold to prepare for Stitches West -- which was very successful for us, by the way. Unfortunately, all the "regular" work has continued on plus all the backed up work -- it seems like an endless loop. So much so, I haven't even had time to knit. What's worse, I actually have some designs in my head that I want to get on to needles (at least in minature) to see if they will really work, but I am betting that isn't going to happen until at least the end of next week if not the following week.

I have also gotten myself over whelmed with church stuff. Just a few extra short term commitments, but they are adding up and are all occuring about the same time. And I think I am just about through with being cold all the time. Like today, we didn't make a fire because we were out until 1:30 and then worked in the yard until 4:30 or so. Now, however, it is almost too cold in the house to stay up, but it is only 9:00. And it will be no better in the morning; if anything, it will be worse. We have to get the HVAC system replaced or I will be having the exact opposite feelings in August!!!

I just want to have some sense that I am making progress. That I am getting somewhere. Even a false sense of progress would be welcomed at this point. I want to be able to take a day off -- to have a weekend where I don't feel obligated to work to try and get caught up. Today there is no light at the end of the tunnel (and it is cold)! Will that feeling of a job well done, that sense of accomplishment ever come?