If you squint, you'll be able to see the exact moment my head implodes!

Professionally...
I am totally stressed out because I'm trying to get my business off the ground... Well, that's not true. I'm trying to get it to take flight because it already is off the ground, but the winds aren't too strong right now. I haven't had the opportunity to do things the way I would have wanted to do them just yet and its driving me nuts. The entire month of April was really stressful and put a HUGE damper on the productivity of the business. I'm dealing with a lot of issues in regard to the details, and I'm pretty sure that the people who knew, prior to this, that I was going into business do not have a clue as to the depth of which I am working. I don't want to sound like I'm being short with anyone I'm chit chatting with over IM or in Email, but I'm REALLY busy and I REALLY can't chit chat about little stuff because I'm a one man (woman?) operation over here and I'm up to my ears in details. Word? Word. And for those of you who I have outright neglected over the past week or so (Leslie, I'm looking at you!), give me a week or two and I'll get everything back to normal. There's just a lot on my plate and its important that I clear it all ASAP.

As far as I go, personally...
This week is going to be a busy one. I'm somehow supposed to put together a family recipe book to give to the mom's on Sunday, except when I say "family", I actually mean "me, myself and I". Hopefully, the hard work will pay off. Oh, who am I kidding. Of course the hard work will pay off... I'm just not looking forward to doing that. The fact of the matter is that I probably won't do that for this year because I dont have enough time to make the actual books. I'm thinking about putting together a small indoor kitchen herb garden for next year's mother's day, so I'll have to get pretty matching pots, seeds and start using my green thumb for others. The "family recipe" book will probably go pretty nicely with the herb gardens... Complimentary recipes! And, uh, to keep this knitting related, I'll knit a kitchen towel, potholder or trivet to include in the little package. Hmmm... You know, maybe I'll just do this as Christmas presents for everyone, regardless of if they are a mother or not and call it quits when it comes to knitting things for other people for now on. I don't quite get the kind of joy that it seems like a lot of knitters and crafters get when it comes to other people. Am I selfish, or has a great swoop of reality come my way?

Crafty...
I'm so not crafty this week at all. In fact, I'm finding that hobbies that would normally have soothed me are turning me into an angry beast! *sigh*

Hopefully, next week will be less stressful.