It's stuff like
computer issues
car problems
orthodontist appointments
getting taxes done
various appointments/lessons getting rescheduled
phone calls to return
bills to pay
emails to return
vet appointments
family stuff to do
work stuff to do
things due at the library
school stuff to do
birthday stuff
lots of day-to-day things to do
the dishes and laundry are non-stop
. . .
and then the engine light comes on
and people around you stress you out
and you notice things you're totally behind on things
(lots of them)
and the police are at your neighbor's house (again)
and your husband is having horrible allergies
and the dog needs a bath
and your daughter has things that need to be done
and your son gets a fever and starts throwing up
. . .
the little things really add up
and you feel like you're perpetually not on top of things
and it's all you can do to (not) keep up on the day to day
let alone the other stuff
that keeps (also) not getting done
. . .
lest you think we're totally on top of things around here
we're not
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Well, the dog is clean now. We can subtract one small thing. Small consolation, I know. :/
No fun at all. Sorry things are so crazy right now. Hang in there and hope Mark and Thing 2 feel better
And now Thing 1 is sick . . .
The dog is now throwing up. Are you kidding me?!?
(We're pretty sure dogs and humans don't share germs. She's just a nervous, neurotic dog). But don't mess with her!
This is great! But I still think you guys are on top of it.
Forgot to mention the broken window on the barn.
And the mouse in the house.
And now we're under a tornado watch.
Both kids are sick. I'm feeling a big nauseous myself. Hard to tell if it's in my head or not. Skyrocketing anxiety will do that to a person. :P
I've been thinking about you guys lately. Can I help?
Thanks, Rebecca. That is so nice of you. Just reading your comment today made me feel good. :) Kids are on the mend, I think. I'm really tired (it's been quite a past few days), but we're slowly getting back to normal - the piled-up dishes are clean and we're doing laundry. You know how it is. Thanks, again. So so sweet of you.
Ugh, that's the worst! I'm sorry!
PREACH, SISTA!!
Thank you for sharing this! We all need to be easier on our ourselves. We expect too much of ourselves these days.
Check this out: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-wiens/let-me-be-the-one-who-says-it-out-loud_b_3209305.html
seventytwofishes, that was an excellent article. I especially liked this paragraph:
"So, maybe it's time to stop reading the blogs that tell you how to raise the next president who knows how to read when she's 3 and who cooks, not only eats, her vegetables. Maybe it's time to embrace being the kind of parent who says sorry when you yell. Who models what it's like to take time for yourself."
Stacy and I have talked at times about how it's so easy to spend so much time reading about how to be a better parent that we could actually miss out on getting to practice being a better parent. We're all human, right? All we can do is our best.
Thanks for sharing!
See? Because I'm not perfect and perpetually "behind" on everything, I haven't read what you posted until today. But I just read it! Thanks for sharing. It has good advice. What you said. What Mark said. We all need to cut ourselves some slack.
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