Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it’s all small stuff (Richard Carlson). 

Last semester I found myself for the first time without teaching responsibilities. My semester projects (as part of a non-instructional assignment) included crafting policy recommendations, writing a white paper on stalking in the workplace, and performing research on the nexus between bullying, organizational culture, and high performing women. Even before the semester began I found myself worrying about deadlines (how I would accomplish all of the associated work), and a myriad of minutiae that seemed to overwhelm me. As with anything, we sometimes place the big picture in front of us instead of breaking a project into manageable parts and pacing ourselves accordingly.