Thank you for the analogy. To apply it to my situation, I have several piles of stuff (my projects) and one of these piles is smoldering. Not a full-blown fire

Thank you for the analogy. To apply it to my situation, I have several piles of stuff (my projects) and one of these piles is smoldering. Not a full-blown fire yet, but it already sucks plenty of oxygen (money) from the room, and the smoke is getting more dense. I must pay attention.