Keeping on Track and Keeping Order

New business plan in order.  I don't have children to take care of but now I have my Mother living with me.  Lewis has been camping out at my house to help with Mom and with finances.  We have tried to spent as little as possible on ourselves.  Starting up a new business takes funds.  Fortunately Mother helps us with household finances.  We have lived on a shoe string for the last two years.  This past month January 2010 has seen us coming ahead in the business, maybe we can pay ourselves.  Because the business is teetering on the edge of becoming big, we find ourselves overwhelmed at times.  We have less walk in business, but tend to be extremely busy with the internet.  I answer emails, phone calls, attempt to find shipping quotes talk to customers and hurry up and wait.  Sometimes decorators especially the famous ones tend to take you for granted.  The hard part here is keeping track of everything at once.  My office has been behind the checkout desk, but we are beginning to find it necessary to establish another more extensive desk.  Mother serves as a greeter, she does a great job, but sometimes she tries to help with straightening.  This can be a disaster, because she will throw things away or misplace items that we need.  I get distracted when she starts moving around shuffling items on the counter.  Then I have problems keeping on track.  Because I need to keep track of what is going on I  get brain overload.  After work and after dinner when I could possibly find time to paint, I tend to have no energy or creativity left.