Overwhelm

Starting a business is a lot of work. Period. Add two small children to the mix, and the overwhelm-ometer is almost always off the charts. There is so much to do. ALL. THE. TIME. And I often feel like I gain an inch and lose a foot. You know what I'm saying? It is incredible that you may spend 15-20 minutes just trying to get shoes on your children, but those same children can bring your furniture to it's knees in a matter of seconds. I give you Exhibit A: 

You're probably thinking that the couch wasn't doing too hot even before the artistic additions, and I would agree with you, but I would also add that there is a reason we call this couch "the family" couch and only have our company sit on our other couch, pre-emptive damage control friends A.K.A I gave up on saving that couch ages ago...

And Exhibit B:  

And Exhibit C...

But this is nothing new. Toddlers for centuries have been tagging up their homesteads, cave drawings much? And yet, it's still frustrating. And it is in these moments, these exasperating moments that I most want to give up because OVERWHELM. But I feel like these are the moments that define and refine what I am trying to do AND why I'm trying to do it AND just who I'm doing it for, and then it doesn't seem quite as overwhelming after all.