Contradictions

This is how I feel -- unbalanced, trying to keep all the balls in the air but most of them dropping to the ground, will I ever get the myriad trip preparations finished?

This is how I want to feel -- serene and centered.

I don't think it's going to happen until we board the train on Monday morning and it's too late to do anything more. I'll have to make do with what I've packed!

(I'm looking forward to lots of free time in which to catch up on comments, as long as the Amtrak wifi connection works... be prepared for back blips!)