Breaking for A Bit of Sanity

I am NOT a machine!!! Just like many others I have good intentions, lofty goals, and crazy like ambition. However the unending deadlines make any type of rest/relaxation difficult and almost impossible. I got the book intro done and sent off yesterday (Tuesday), YAY! I had a celebratory toast with friends and took the day off by watching some tv and getting some time outside - I was holding on hard to the illusion of freedom to just soak in the sun. ----Then I wake up today and its back to the mode of what-do-I-owe-somebody....I view it sort of like money - if you are late you run a serious risk with future problems. I can't stand the idea of owing anyone at all. So where I stand in the peaks and valleys of writing is having an essay due next friday, and an edited volume due next month that thankfully is already done! I won't go down the list of the mountain of other things on my desk waiting for me. I don't know what the future holds with this incredible amount of work I am tackling so I will have to wait and see what is in store....