I’ve been trying since last night to come up with just one topic today’s daily post. Picking one idea out of the million thoughts that are racing through my brain right now is impossible, so here are a few hot topics.

Things making me smile

• Yesterday’s webinar was a big success, with 50 participants and an average evaluation of more than 4 out of 5. Of the 31 people who filled out the survey, 12 wanted more information about my services. Yes!
• D.J. comes home on Sunday.
• A long-lost lead wrote last night to offer me another regular gig writing his newsletter.
• I took a few minutes this morning to write out my to dos, and the list looks manageable.
• My 9 a.m. appointment just rescheduled, freeing my morning quite a bit.
• I had to turn down a job this morning because I’m too busy and the pay scale wasn’t what I need. Five months ago I was dying to have work from this group!
• I recycled my ink cartridges at last.

Things making me worry

• When I ordered my second double Americano this morning (before 8 a.m.), the counter guy said, “Beth, you have a problem.”
• All the follow up from the webinar with the new projects — have I created too much work? How can I keep a balance? How can I scale my business as it grows?
• My laundry. My dishes. My unwanted body hair. My knees after running. Gravity’s effect on women over 40.
• The economy — will the downturn mean no one does any marketing for a few years, or does it mean companies fire their communications staff and hire me to write for them?

Things making me feel guilty

• I just sent a thank you note to two of the guys who helped on the webinar yesterday. They work in the same office, so I just sent one note. I know I should have sent one to each of them.
• It’s garbage day, and my neighbor was just fighting with the trash can in our complex driveway. It was too late to help her, and she was hopping mad about having to do it alone since it’s filled with construction debris and very heavy. She was already finished, so I exited. She is probably hopping mad about that as well.
• I haven’t been calling home much, and when I do, I’m distracted. My mother thinks I’m too tired, and my father keeps asking if I have the temperment to run my own business.

Tags: eNewsletters, guilt, small business, thank you notes for business, the economy, unwanted body hair, webinars, worries