Mental Preparation for the next 10 days

I'm trying to mentally prepare for the next 10 days or so. I have a big deadline at work on July 16, but since that's when I'll be at the beach, MY deadline is July14. I have so much work to do before then it's ridiculous.

And J T. leaves for Germany & Afghanistan next Sunday, so I really would rather spend Saturday with him - and I will, but I'll do it knowing that I'll need to go to the office on Sunday right after I take him to the airport and try to get it all done. I also expect to work late most nights this week.

I'm feeling quite overwhelmed at work, and I don't think it's going to be ending soon. I've gotten better about letting go of what I can't do, but it bites when I'm asked about a project and all I can say is I didn't have time to work on it. I know I could probably be more organized with my time, but I really don't think that's the issue. However, I still get that feeling of failure when it happens - like it's my fault.

It's really crazy that there's this much angst about taking two lousy days off of work. Grr....