Dear Pinkies, please welcome back my Pink Mommy Trish Rankin here with a cool idea for putting a bit of balance back into our lives.

Today I'm taking a "pieces day:" a day to do everything I haven’t had time to do, to pick up the pieces that I’ve left around because I am overscheduled. But aren’t we all? When we leave unfinished work, we tend to add guilt to our long list of tasks and issues. None of us needs guilt. Plus, when have things left on our plate at the end of the day, it can be hard to sleep, which further drains us of mojo.

I invite you to take a pieces day to clear that plate, get some refreshing sleep, and then reward yourself with something you want to do, like reading a book, spending time outdoors, or scrapbooking.

Here's what's on the list for my Pieces Day today:

1. Compose a photo book online for my nephews who visited here.
2. Plant the accumulated plants I’ve been collecting in my garage.
3. Spread the peat moss and fertilizers necessary for healthy plants.
4. Finish planning the university program I am giving in two weeks.
5. Do more work on the book prospectus I am writing. (Next step: find an agent!)
6. Do the laundry …. maybe.
7. Take a walk with my new puppy and introduce her to my neighbor, who she said she’d babysit her (once she was potty trained).
8. Go to Hot Meals tonight at our church to celebrate the 10^th anniversary of providing meals to the homeless.
9. Call the vet to get my puppy her shots.
10. Call the groomer and get her established.

Can I do all of this? I’m not certain, but I know I can get a lot of it done. I've already started and am making great progress. What I don’t get done today will go on the top of tomorrow’s list, and I will feel so good when I am finished with my Pieces Day.

Can you give yourself a Pieces Day sometime soon? What would you do? What would be put on hold while you did it? How would you reward yourself?

Feeling accomplished,
Trish