Do you ever have days that you just want to scream? or hide under the covers and not face the day ahead? Well, that has been my day (or should I say days). I have had so much going on this past week, every day has been something and today I am trying to play catch up and find the multi-tasker in me that is hidden away somewhere. Honestly, if you ask my husband.....he would tell you that the multi-tasking gene does not exist in me (although I have to disagree).
Last Wednesday Natalie had pre-op, then Thursday she had surgery, then Friday we left to go out of town for the weekend. We had a great weekend, it was nice catching up with friends of ours and the kids had fun all playing together. Then Sunday we woke up in just enough time to get our luggage and get on the road only to find that after several miles down the road we forgot something and had to turn around (we were already pushing the time we had to get home and to Spencer's game to the max). We got back on the road for a second time and after driving two hours we realized we weren't going to have enough time go home and get ready and then go to Spencer's game. So we stopped at a rest area, changed our clothes and then got back on the road. We were about 10 minutes late for Spencer's basketball game, but that was good considering the amount of time we had to travel to get there. He had a basketball game at one and then another at three. After the game we went out to grab some dinner and then finally home to unpack and start laundry, showers and then bedtime.
Monday morning I had planned on devoting a whole day to getting editing, ordering, packaging and shipping finished up. But Monday morning Spencer woke up in a lot of pain in his knees (he has been having it for quite a while but not this bad). He managed to get breakfast, get dressed, take some motrin and catch the bus to school. All along I have been told that it is just growing pains and not to worry, but after seeing how bad his knees were hurting him Monday morning I wanted to make sure he was OK. At 8am I called the doctor, she asked how quickly I could get there because they had an appointment opening available. I rushed off the phone, hurriedly got dressed, drove to the middle school to pick Spencer up and then to the doctor's office for his appointment at 9am. We were there a while and after looking at it she mentioned an MRI but would rather send him to an orthopedic doctor first. I could get him in to the orthopedic doc that same day at 4. By the time we left the doctor's office it was lunchtime so we stopped and ate. His knee was really bothering him so I let him go ahead and miss the rest of the day (besides he didn't even get off the school bus until four anyway). After the girls got off the school bus we left to go to Spencer's appointment with the orthopedic doc. By this point I was exhausted......I mean how much can you fit in to one day?
We were at the orthopedic doctor's office FOREVER......FOREVER. By the time we left there it was almost seven. I didn't have dinner waiting at home in the crock pot as planned so we went to Bob Evan's. After dinner we finally went home fo the day. Everyone got showers and I managed to get everyone tucked in bed on time....believe it or not. Jerome still hadn't made it home from work (he's been working lots of overtime) so I started all the photography business things I had planned to do that day. I decided to try and make it an all nighter since something always seems to happen and I never get done what I had planned to do. I made it to 11:30pm and by that time I felt like I could fall asleep just sitting at my desk. I climbed in bed and finally, finally got some rest.
This morning I was dragging.....Jerome told me to try some coffee. I did. I liked it but didn't finish it because I got busy putting laundry in the wash, trying to find Katie's doll for school and well, just trying to multi-task. I spent the morning and afternoon finishing up designing a book a client had ordered. By noon I felt like my eyes were going to pop after working so long on the computer and being so tired. I then showered and got dressed and ran to Walmart to get the groceries we need for Thanksgiving and for the week. I made it home in enough time to get the girls off the school bus. And now, now here I sit knowing that I have a million more things on my "To Do" list and wondering if there is ever an end in sight.
The house looks like the twister from Wizard of Oz went through here. I have groceries that need to be put away in the pantry, laundry to finish and put away, a living room to clean, floors to mop, bathrooms to scrub and well just a WHOLE lot of cleaning to do.....on top of all the photography business stuff I have to get done as well. Thankfully we are not having Thanksgiving dinner here, although I wish we were, we have every year. But with three married sisters that have to spend the day with their in-laws too, well, I guess Huntington is to far to be able to do both. So now I am trying to decide what to do. We have appliance guys coming here tomorrow to FINALLY fix our broken dryer and well, the house is a wreck. But I also need to finish up editing a session, design another client's book and package some orders up for shipping in the morning. There REALLY is just NOT ENOUGH TIME in the day to get everything done.....not enough time at all. On top of all of this...the "simplifying" I started the other day in the girls rooms.....lets just say that that adds to the rest of the house that looks like a tornado went through it. What was I thinking starting something like the girls rooms when I had all of this on my "To Do" list?
I wish I wasn't such a perfectionist. Yes, I said it....perfectionist. But to look at my house right now you wouldn't know it. I like everything to be in the right places....I've even labeled EVERYTHING in hopes that the kids would actually manage to get their clothes in the right drawers the right way. But right now....I'd be happy if they just managed to get them in their drawers....period. This is all part of my simplifying I am "trying" to achieve. Somethings gotta give.....I can't continue a schedule like this. I know it is a part of life, but I'm sure life wasn't meant to be lived on the run for everyone all the time and losing myself in the process. I miss the gym. I can't tell you the last time I actually had "time" to go there. I don't know where to begin to simplify and find time in my day for myself. Something has just got to give.
And what is a post without a few pictures? I know I haven't posted any in a while.....not enough time to actually get to any of my childrens pictures, lol. But I did manage to get these done sometime last week.....these are from the Christmas tree farm. They were somewhat cooperative with getting a shot by themself (but forget getting one of all three of them together)
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