Time to get cooking!

It's Monday morning ,Columbus Day. Other than myself, no one in my household has work today. This has allowed for a later,slower start to the day. There was no rushing to get Susan packed up and over to the shop. Max got to sleep in . Even the dogs are lazing about. I was able to take advantage of this, at least for a short while in getting my own day started.While I am not quite behind the eight ball yet, I can see that my morning has slipped away and I will soon be heading towards noon time. I have to my my credit taken care of a few small chores and attended to a number of minor projects. Now it's time to focus,pick up the pace ad make sure that the rest of my day continues to be productive.
My desk is clear and so is my vision. With a work week that will literally be split in half due to Yom Kippur, there is not a whole lot of wiggle room. Tomorrow's dinner must be on the table by 4 pm.I have not begun thinking about what I am serving, never mind preparing it. I also must account for what we will eat at the breaking of the fast,late Wednesday evening. Again, I have not even started to think about that either. Logistically, I have one or two things I need to take care of for my role at services Tuesday night and Wednesday.That includes a trip to Staples and then some work here at the office.This must be accomplished in the next few hours as well.Leaving this for tomorrow would be unwise as well as very stressful.
On top of all of this,I have 5 days to get my taxes done. They are due on the 15th.
I also have some must do banking and of course,being a holiday, the banks are closed today.
As you can see, I am challenged with tasks that are time sensitive . If there is one thing I have learned along my way on this Journey it's that I can not manage time. No one can.Time is finite. 24 hours in a day, 365 days in a year. That's the way it is ....over and over and over again. The one thing I can manage is myself.Becoming flustered, overwhelmed or pressured does nothing but exacerbate any situation.
Focus and attention to details are critical when I am faced with these hard time lines.
A calm collected approach is the only way for me to be truly successful. That approach starts with prioritizing all that must get done. Being scattered and unorganized will eat away at the one commodity that  has very defined limits,time.
It's time to make a list.When searching for a recipe for success, one must first have a list of ingredients. Then a step by step list of procedures that must be adhered to. When preparing any tasty dish, if you use the proper ingredients and follow the step by step instructions, all will turn out just fine.
Time to get cooking!