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As most of you know, the past few months have been at best, bedlam. With all the traveling, changing jobs, oh, and that wedding I had, I’m pretty much devoid of any sliver of what I used to do or be. Now the question is how to get back into the groove… or better yet, how do I make a new groove? Lets start there… and yes, I have a plan.

First, stop with all the weekend travel. It’s expensive and exhausting and its sucking up all my fun time. I’ve got a 4-wheeler I haven’t so much as cranked up in over a month, a yard that is about calf-deep in something with little purple flowers, and a garage that has gradually shrank by about 1/3 its size due to what needs to be stored or sold. My truck needs work, the house needs a pressure washing, and my better half I’m sure had a list the length of my arm of updates, upgrades, and general maintenance and repair for me. I need a few weekends at home to catch up.

Second, get organized and find that focus I used to have. This shouldn’t be too hard once step one has been instituted as household policy. Anyone have any pointers on organizing an entire house… scratch that… life? The Mrs. and I joke about picking up the house, shaking everything out the front door and starting over but I don’t think I’ve got enough upper body strength to do it IRL.

Third, learn to say no or change my number. This one is important. Both of us have a lot of friends with different schedules and loads of fun to be had. Once we get the weekend travel out of the way and get organized and focused, I guess we’re going to have to get a day planner, mark only a handful of days as “out” days and stick to it. Either that or hire a personal assistant. Yeah, one that also cleans and does laundry. That’s it! That’s how you make a new groove… You hire a personal assistant.

Anyone interested? Interns?