Originally Posted by mswantak

Short answer: I'm buried. This year has been way busier than last, and I just haven't been able to keep up with the artwork or e-mail. My printer has also been under the gun and his turnaround time has gone from three weeks to six. My website needs updating, my record-keeping system isn't up to the increase in volume, and my computer is developing overheating problems. I'd get my people on these issues, but I'm a one-man shop.

To keep what little hair I have left from falling out in clumps I took a mental health break for the past 10 days or so; tried not to turn the computer on, went outside and actually rode my bikes for a change, pitched a lot of horseshoes, and generally cleared my head. I hadn't taken any real time off in over 10 years so it was overdue. Party time's over though, and I'm going to start wading through my e-mail and phone messages over the weekend.