There is a poem about a girl in a whirl...or something such as that and it goes on and on about how many things are on a to-do list and this girl just keeps going and going until she drops dead. Or something like that.
I feel that way.
Endless things to be done - such as the pile of laundry that is rising at an astonishing rate over the top of the laundry basket. Winter clothes that still need to be put away, and spring clothes to come out. Post office visits to send off items and boxes that have been camped out in the apartment for so long I began to wonder if I should just unpack the box and reclaim what I was going to send out. Our apartment goes from being cleaned to being a disaster zone in a matter of hours - sometimes minutes - and it's not always the children's fault....and not Bryson's either (does this mean I admit it is me....um, no I'm not that forthright, yet!). My email box is overflowing and my phone messages never get deleted. I want to call a dozen people to talk - but I haven't felt like talking on the phone in awhile (weird for me, because I usually love talking about anything at any given time!) and when I do want to talk it's too late, I'm running around the island on a variety of errands or taking kids here or there, or trying to drive in the city ---- which after almost having a bus run right into me one time while I was sitting at a red light and talking on the phone, I don't think I'll talk that much while driving any longer - actually this past Sunday a fire truck almost ran into us on the way home from church too...NY drivers really are the worst! Which basically means I have 2 hours each day to get in all my phone calls - which is the same 2 hours that I have to do everything else. That won't work!
There are errands to run, things to take back to stores from the Art Show & Silent Auction at the school, however my life after that event went into super slow mode after the fast track I was on for two weeks - and by slow I mean I was homebound as both boys came down with Strep Throat (different days of course, because that makes it more fun to drag out sickness in a family!) and then last night I landed on my hand/thumb in a very awkward way and we think either it's sprained or I did something to a ligament. I don't know what I did - but it hurt like crazy and after having iced it and trying to type one handed - Bryson came home and as we were chatting to catch up on the day I could tell the question was coming...it was just lingering on the tip of his tongue. What had I actually done that day? I was frustrated because the last few hours had not gone well due to the thumb issue (have you ever tried NOT to use your thumb on your dominant hand? It's really hard - and it was more than my thumb - the entire left/bottom side of my hand was throbbing in pain). Anyway - in this frustrated phase I decided I was not going to let Bryson think I had been sitting on the couch all day (the last 2 hours yes, but not all day!), so I remarked,
"It's not like I just sit here twiddling my thumbs!"
"Of course not - you can't even twiddle one of your thumbs right now!" was his come back.
Perfect way to have a good laugh :)
I have projects to finish at home - but even more at school. And just when I think I'm going to finally work on such projects - an "emergency" arises where 3rd graders don't have costumes for their dance performance that week...and I jump to the ready. Because a girl in a whirl is always ready and crazy to take on the latest and greatest emergency.
Ah. Life just makes me laugh right now.
I'm maxed out - and yet I find myself at times like now where I'm sitting down and I honestly can't figure out what to do. I should really go to bed - but come on hours of just sleeping. There is so much to do in the whirl of life! However, that whirl gives some serious burn-out and I think that is where I actually currently am.
Burned out.
Ready for spring. Warm weather. And getting away from the whirl of this everyday life. And the best news - we actually get to go away! At least that is the plan. Tickets are purchased. Rental home secured. Children excited. And soon we will have those clean clothes to pack into suitcases to take us in 1 week to....
And we are planning to spend at least one day here - sun. relaxing. kids playing. sounds of waves crashing.
Heaven on earth.....
I can hardly wait. I wish were there now - but I'm trying desperately to lose those 5 pounds that I was already supposed to lose and again my home is not in any sort of shape to leave for renters that are coming to pay us to use our space while we are gone. I'm excited that we'll be able to make a bit of cash with an apartment that would normally sit empty - but now I wonder how much I should clean. Do I need to worry about those shelves in our pantry closet that I have been meaning to organize but haven't gotten to yet?
Anyway - point to all this chatting about life and how busy it is....well, actually I don't know if I have a main, main point - but I did want to be sure that I documented that I was not just sitting around twiddling my thumbs!
And now that that is clear - here is a fast review of March....and April since we are just about at that half-way mark! Where does it go, where does it go?!
I feel that way.
Endless things to be done - such as the pile of laundry that is rising at an astonishing rate over the top of the laundry basket. Winter clothes that still need to be put away, and spring clothes to come out. Post office visits to send off items and boxes that have been camped out in the apartment for so long I began to wonder if I should just unpack the box and reclaim what I was going to send out. Our apartment goes from being cleaned to being a disaster zone in a matter of hours - sometimes minutes - and it's not always the children's fault....and not Bryson's either (does this mean I admit it is me....um, no I'm not that forthright, yet!). My email box is overflowing and my phone messages never get deleted. I want to call a dozen people to talk - but I haven't felt like talking on the phone in awhile (weird for me, because I usually love talking about anything at any given time!) and when I do want to talk it's too late, I'm running around the island on a variety of errands or taking kids here or there, or trying to drive in the city ---- which after almost having a bus run right into me one time while I was sitting at a red light and talking on the phone, I don't think I'll talk that much while driving any longer - actually this past Sunday a fire truck almost ran into us on the way home from church too...NY drivers really are the worst! Which basically means I have 2 hours each day to get in all my phone calls - which is the same 2 hours that I have to do everything else. That won't work!
There are errands to run, things to take back to stores from the Art Show & Silent Auction at the school, however my life after that event went into super slow mode after the fast track I was on for two weeks - and by slow I mean I was homebound as both boys came down with Strep Throat (different days of course, because that makes it more fun to drag out sickness in a family!) and then last night I landed on my hand/thumb in a very awkward way and we think either it's sprained or I did something to a ligament. I don't know what I did - but it hurt like crazy and after having iced it and trying to type one handed - Bryson came home and as we were chatting to catch up on the day I could tell the question was coming...it was just lingering on the tip of his tongue. What had I actually done that day? I was frustrated because the last few hours had not gone well due to the thumb issue (have you ever tried NOT to use your thumb on your dominant hand? It's really hard - and it was more than my thumb - the entire left/bottom side of my hand was throbbing in pain). Anyway - in this frustrated phase I decided I was not going to let Bryson think I had been sitting on the couch all day (the last 2 hours yes, but not all day!), so I remarked,
"It's not like I just sit here twiddling my thumbs!"
"Of course not - you can't even twiddle one of your thumbs right now!" was his come back.
Perfect way to have a good laugh :)
I have projects to finish at home - but even more at school. And just when I think I'm going to finally work on such projects - an "emergency" arises where 3rd graders don't have costumes for their dance performance that week...and I jump to the ready. Because a girl in a whirl is always ready and crazy to take on the latest and greatest emergency.
Ah. Life just makes me laugh right now.
I'm maxed out - and yet I find myself at times like now where I'm sitting down and I honestly can't figure out what to do. I should really go to bed - but come on hours of just sleeping. There is so much to do in the whirl of life! However, that whirl gives some serious burn-out and I think that is where I actually currently am.
Burned out.
Ready for spring. Warm weather. And getting away from the whirl of this everyday life. And the best news - we actually get to go away! At least that is the plan. Tickets are purchased. Rental home secured. Children excited. And soon we will have those clean clothes to pack into suitcases to take us in 1 week to....
the happiest place on earth (or at least one of them)!
and we will visit our old favorite places that we used to live by and enjoy on a semi-regular basis like this place which Bryson used to be able to view out of his office window at Harcourt. He actually could see the dolphin pools from this window - and the parking lot from another window...the kids liked the dolphin window when we visited his office, I like having him look at the parking lot and tell me when it looked empty so that I could pack the kids up and head over to our "zoo" for a few hours.
And we are planning to spend at least one day here - sun. relaxing. kids playing. sounds of waves crashing.
Heaven on earth.....
I can hardly wait. I wish were there now - but I'm trying desperately to lose those 5 pounds that I was already supposed to lose and again my home is not in any sort of shape to leave for renters that are coming to pay us to use our space while we are gone. I'm excited that we'll be able to make a bit of cash with an apartment that would normally sit empty - but now I wonder how much I should clean. Do I need to worry about those shelves in our pantry closet that I have been meaning to organize but haven't gotten to yet?
Anyway - point to all this chatting about life and how busy it is....well, actually I don't know if I have a main, main point - but I did want to be sure that I documented that I was not just sitting around twiddling my thumbs!
And now that that is clear - here is a fast review of March....and April since we are just about at that half-way mark! Where does it go, where does it go?!
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