Attack,regroup and attack again!

Yesterday my day started with an agenda. I wanted to clean the kitchen. It had been a while since I did a complete tear it apart,move the refrigerator and stove,strip all the counters , get on your hands and knees cleaning.At first I planned this for Saturday and then mentally committed to getting it done on Wednesday. My plan was to get up early as I do every Wednesday,throw on some sweats,go to shul, take Susan to the shop and then come home and get to the task at hand,cleaning the kitchen. All was going according to plan until as we got in the car Susan commented "the lawn needs cutting!".
Crap....she was right. And the forecast is calling for rain later in the week. Damn! There goes my plan.
Well not exactly. I just needed a new plan. 
So I dropped Susan off, came home and grabbed the gas can. Filled it at the gas station up the block and zipped through cutting both the front and back yards.
After a short break and a little breakfast, I commenced my major task for the day,cleaning the a fore mentioned kitchen.
Becca had asked for my assistance with something at the shop around noon. At that point the kitchen was 90% done. I completed washing the floor just before heading out the door knowing it would dry while I was gone. Once I returned I could rinse mop and use a refinish on the wood floor for that extra sparkle.
By 2 pm my tasks had been completed.
The one casualty was writing. All of the activity of the day had overwhelmed my mind. I still had emails to answer. I still had clients and vendors to deal with. There were still odds and ends that must be taken care of including dinner.Mentally, I just did not have that quiet space for myself.
My clean kitchen was so energizing that I decided to carry that energy on to the rest of the house. First I would clean the dining room and family room and eventually get to the bathroom and our bedroom.
And eventually I will. Just not today. Today , I wanted to write. Today I wanted to shower and put on a shirt and tie. Today I wanted to take care of some "stuff" that would not get taken care of if I was moving furniture, dusting vacuuming and washing floors.
I can do that tomorrow,or Saturday. Today is a different kind of work day. It's the more normal kind of work ,customers, vendors, phone calls , emails,store visits and other routine tasks.Today is a good day to catch up on anything that may be hanging around my desk.
As I look ahead, tomorrow will probably be more of the same. Except instead of a catch up day,it will be a clear the path day. I will use it to clear my calendar for Saturday's assault on the rest of the house.
It's good to have a plan!