Hermione sleeps in my bed.  This is, at times, incredibly comforting.  Mostly, though, there are twelve pounds of dog snuggled as close as humanly possible to either myself or my husband at all hours of the night.  And when she’s snuggled next to one, she’s kicking the other.

No bed is big enough for this dog, as she’s always 1/8 of an inch from where you are.  You can’t get away from her tiny little paws herky-jerking throughout the night.

This situation got me thinking about business.  About the tasks that we think about, that kick us in the night, but that we accept as part of everyday life.

So, what’s the dog in your bed?  The twelve pounds of something-or-other that makes you crazy?

It might be reading that business book or e-mailing that business owner.  It could be designing a brochure, or hiring a graphic designer to do so for you.  Maybe it’s SEO or pricing or marketing or starting to shoot film or fire-starting or just plain tackling your inbox.  No matter which nagging task is bothering you, it doesn’t deserve so much time rolling around in your brain.

Just do it, whatever it is…or forget doing it altogether.  Because your twelve-pound mind block can’t run into the living room and bark at the top of her lungs for the duration of the night when you decide enough is enough.