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If you are with me and music is NOT playing than I have waaaaaay too much on my plate. At work, at home, in the car - I always play music. The only time I keep things silent is when I have a lot on my checklist. I am currently going through that period of time where everything I touch is only partially complete. I am either waiting on something or holding off for more information or worse, hoping the task will go away. I am often surprised by the relief I feel when I can cross something off my list. I tell this to my husband Kevin all the time, I stress about so many little things that the weight of it all bleeds into my mood. I let The List steal my peace, my smile sometimes and my patience. Not sure if you can relate but I remember when responsibilities were exciting! Getting your first full time job, no more school, receiving bills in your own name, opening your first GIC... What a sense of accomplishment! That beginning stage was full of pride. When you paid your cell phone every month on time, when your bank account starts to grow because you're working 6 days a week (sometimes 7). Its possible the pride of being able to juggle so many balls at once has clouded the decisions I make for my health. Music not playing is the first sign but if you see me eating every sugary high-fructose substance in sight than stop what you're doing and help me climb out of the hole that I am digging for myself. This lesson is going to take me awhile to master - quality of time vs. quantity of check-marks.