The Race

I have been a mountain biker for years. I am also a very competitive person. As a result of the afforementioned facts, I tried my hand at racing mountain bikes over the years. I've never been anything more than a midpack finisher, but I've always enjoyed myself. Last Saturday, I decided to give racing on my road bike a try. It turned out that I had a lot of fun. I was once again a midpack finisher (as is clearly my lot in life), but I won't bore you with the details of my mediocre race efforts. What I will bore you with is something that occurred to me while cranking my pedals and drafting behind another rider at 26mph. The thought was "I need to speed up." I'm aware this isn't terribly groundbreaking, as every racer in history has had this thought for at least a moment. I would submit that my thought process was different than every other race in history. As I told myself to speed up, I was not looking longingly at the front of the pack, I was looking at my watch considering all of the things left on my "to do" list for the day. Right now, I am a busy, busy person. Whether I am on a bike or not, I am constantly in a race. Previously, I gave a nod toward the fact that I have something exciting on the horizon. If you're reading this blog, there is a good change that you already know what it is. If you don't, you're about to find out.

I Am An Accountant

Being an accountant at this time of year can be described in one word: Busy. If I'm awake, I should be at work. There have even been a few times when I was asleep and I should have been at work. In short, I really don't have time for anything but work. The problem is that I do need to find time for other things. Because . . .

I Am Moving. Across the Country. Next Month. To Work For a Missions Organization. And I Have to Raise My Salary.

This is where things get really tricky. I have more tasks in the air than I can juggle. At this very moment, I am thinking of all the things I should be doing rather than typing this post. Fortunately, I had a massive victory last week as I sent out the bulk of my support letters, but there is still so much to do. I still have more letters to send and people to contact. I have to sort through all of my belongings to decide what to keep, sell and give away. I need to find a place to live in California. I need to try to stay physically active so that I don't get tired and discouraged being sedentary. Finally, I need to squeeze all these tasks in the middle of spending as much time as I can with the people I have to leave. As I said before, I am in a constant race to accomplish everything on my "to do" list.

How Am I Going To Get All of This Done And Keep My Sanity?

For starters, by ending this post, right now. I've got stuff to do. I'll let you know how I get it done as I figure it out.

Here's hoping you and I both find some time to relax.

-Clint