Obsession with multitasking

I was reading the blogs of Matt's Mom and Aunt and I started thinking about the things they were writing about. Both of them say that they have a problem with starting something and not finishing it. I have this problem as well, but the more I got to thinking about it I realized that my problem goes even deeper.
About a week ago I told my mom that I would help her sort through our family photos (they were in complete disarray). She got frustrated with them after she took them out of the old magnetic albums and make an attempt at sorting them out. She called me after a few days and said "they're yours! Do what you want with them!" I excitedly took on the project because I love to make things organized. The albums arrived last Friday and as of right now, they are all organized and put in the correct albums.
The whole reason this organization started was because I need some baby pictures for the wedding slideshow that Matt and I are creating. Little did I know what I was asking for!
All I NEEDED to do was sort through them, pick out the ones that I wanted, give some to my father, and then scan a selection for the wedding. What do I do? I do all of the above and then I volunteer to scan them all into my computer and burn them to CD so that we can all have a back up of the family photos (my cousin recently lost hers in a fire). Well, it sounds like a good idea until I realized how long it would take. I don't mind putting in the time and the energy, but what do I go and do then? I put a time limit on myself! I say "well, I should get these done by Sunday so I can take them home for the BBQ." Ok, that goal is do-able with my time limits. I still have to clean and work, but it can be done.
Yesterday, Matt and I went to the Bangor Humane Society to look at the cats. I picked out a calico kitten and we named her Norah. She will be coming home tomorrow (she is having her surgery today). So what do I think? I think "since she is coming home tomorrow and I will want to spend a lot of time with her so I should get all these albums (about 10 of them) scanned into the computer so I will have time for her."
Now why do I think that way? There is no hurry for these albums! My mom would understand if I couldn't bring them this weekend! Heck, she even expects it! She wouldn't be even the least bit surprised if it took me another month to do them. But what do I do? I test the the limits of all the things I can fit into one day. I have visions of scanning all the photos early in the morning and then taking the computer with me to the laundromat so I can label and crop them while I wait for my laundry. I think about bringing the laptop to work so that I can do some there. I think about not spending any time with Matt so that I can get this project completed. I think I am becoming obsessed.
On the complete flip side, anything that is on my to-do list and would take less than a day to complete may remain there for months. I didn't get my oil changed in my car until it was at 8,000 miles, but at least I can scan a million pictures overnight!
My mom always says that she tries to enjoy the process. The process of doing something, not thinking about what you have to accomplish, not thinking about how much time you have, but enjoying the actual doing of the project.
I wish I could accept her advice and get my priorities straight! I write this as I am posting in between scanning my pictures. Maybe someday I will learn....