Family Circus Cartoon

I've often joked that I sometimes feel like one of Bil Keane's Family Circus cartoons where one of the children goes all around the yard doing countless activities on the way inside.  It's easy to see where we need to go, but there are a million distractions along the way.  Some distractions are useful and fun.  Others are irritating and a waste of time.  The challenge is choosing the distractions that make the journey better.