I would strongly recommend installing the Ultimate Timeline and configuring it to show you the next 120 days by srs_stage — it won’t make the job any easier, but at least it will prevent future surprises.
You want to see master and enlightened items (in blue below) nice and spread out without any huge spikes:
The configuration I use for this is shown below it.
At the risk of a bit of self-promotion, you might also want to consider installing the GanbarOmeter.