People First, Then Things

My social calendar is filling up. A beach day with the Berry Bunch, a cuppa with a school chum, a gathering of friends and family...busy, busy, busy.

People are asking for a sliver or a slice of my time before I leave, and they have every right. In fact, I want to spend time with those who are asking. I get a little stressed when I think about the things I still have to get done, but...priorities.

People should always be my first priority. I do have—I have to have—other priorities as well, but those other priorities should not and cannot trump people. I'll get the house cleared, I'll get rid of the things I need to get rid of, I'll get done what I need to get done, but people come first.

I sometimes lose sight of that. The scope of "things" I have to get done sometimes intimidates me, and (because I have this stupid notion that I have to do it all myself) I pay too much attention to it and not enough attention to what really matters. That's coming to an end.

Today is dedicated to getting things at the house to a point where I can use help. I also need to order a new dishwasher and disposer, but that won't take long (nor will getting things to the point where others can help). Oh, and I need to find some heavy-duty shipping cartons; I've got some heavy tube-based ham radio gear I'm selling, and I need to pack it and get a shipping estimate.

People first, then things. People first, then things. People first, then things.