Seven of Wands Reversed

I missed a meeting with my class just now. My school is in Atlantic time and I'm over here on the West coast, so not having the right time set on my calendar is a fairly easy mistake to make, except that my professor sent multiple reminders and I just didn't double check everything this morning. I thought I had it figured out, and I didn't.
It's not a big deal. I won't fail because I missed one class, but it is a sign that I've filled my brain with too much stuff again, like trying to fit a mansion's worth of furniture into a VW bug.  I do it to myself, of course. I add one too many projects onto my schedule and the entire stack collapses. And in the end, I miss an important meeting, I fall behind on several deadlines, or nothing gets done.
Being overwhelmed and taking on too much is a very reversed seven of wands place to be. Let's see what I can do about it, shall we?

Upright, the Seven of Wands is about standing up for your beliefs and defending what matters most to you.
Reversed, this card could mean giving up, giving in, admitting defeat, or feeling too overwhelmed to take any action in a difficult situation. 
 
Questions answered by the reversed Seven of Wands:
 
Who? The overwhelmed person
What? A losing battle; a waste of time
Where? A debate; a meeting
When? The middle of August; After defeat
Why? “There’s always some relief in giving up.” ~Lauren Oliver
Yes or No? No
 
The reversed Seven of Wands as:
…an action?

• Stop arguing; surrender
• Change your thinking; learn something new

 
…a place in your house?

• The dining room
• The bathroom

 
…a place in your city?

• An arena for the losing team
• An ex-employer’s office

 
…a place in the world?

• Finland
• Alcatraz prison, CA

 

• Ordos, China
• Jerusalem

…something to eat?

• Alcohol
• Smoothie

 
…something to clean?

• Sweep the floor
• The basement stairs

 
…where to find your missing item?

• Where you last gave up looking for it
• On the floor near your shoes

 
…a color? Orange, indigo
 
…a movie theme? Giving up; changing beliefs

• Legally Blonde
• An Inconvenient Truth
• 13th

 
…a new career?

• Something you are overqualified for
• Self-help book author
• Customer support advocate

 
The reversed Seven of Wands
Before any card: Give up on (card)
After any card: Powerlessness; an unwinnable battle

So that's it, I guess. I should drink a smoothie and write a self-help book. I do have something in the works right now that I'll announce probably next week, but it's not really enough to make up for the class that I missed. I have a feeling I'll feel pretty defeated about my reversed seven of wands blunder all day. 

Read more about giving up with the reversed seven, in Applied Tarot Reversed: