I'm feeling a little overwhelmed today. It happens at least once a week, usually on Thursdays. I think I've got it figured out...it's a busy day, plus it's Brian's last school night of the week. TGIF has taken on a whole new meaning for me over the last few months. I think typing up a list of the things that are overwhelming me will help me to put it into perspective, so here goes:
1. dog hair
2. clean laundry to fold
3. haven't eaten dinner
4. bills
5. Avery's preschool journal
6. banana bread
7. I stink.
Now....let's see if I can explain each one, and in the process, relieve the "overwhelmed" feeling:
1. dog hair - The dog is so overdue for a grooming that she's starting to leave little pieces of herself all over the place. It's disgusting. I'm especially aware of it because Owen is always on the floor. Also, when Emerson put his clean shirt on this morning, there was a ball of dog hair stuck to his back. I try to keep up with the vacuuming, but Bonnie is shedding so rapidly that I can't keep up. However, I have a dog grooming appointment for Saturday. That's only 2 days away!
2. clean laundry to fold - Hey, at least it's clean!
3. haven't eaten dinner - True, but I did eat a pecan pumpkin cheesecake concrete from Culver's at about 4:00 this afternoon, so maybe I just need to skip dinner tonight!
4. bills - This one's always a biggie. I may as well just ignore this one altogether because there isn't anything I can do about it.
5. Avery's preschool journal - Avery got the class "mascot" this week, an elephant. She also brought home 3 extra elephants for Sydney, Emerson, and Owen to play with. The "homework" is to write about their visit together. I always feel pressure to make this enjoyable to read, because I know the teacher reads it to the class. Also, everyone else gets a turn with the elephant and the journal (more than once a year), and I'm sure the parents read all the other entries...I know I do. It's amazing what you can learn from these entries, so I just want ours to be good. This is just my "nerd" coming out, as my husband would say. I will relax and write a brief summary of our week with the elephant herd. No need to make mountains out of mole hills!
6. banana bread - Ever since I read a friend's blog where she gives a great recipe for banana bread, I have had a craving. I also have some way over-ripe bananas so I might as well make good use of them. That being said...I'm too tired to do it tonight. Instead, I will wait until Sydney and Avery are in school tomorrow and Owen is napping. Then Emerson and I can do it together. Oh wait, I just remembered...a friend's coming over for a playdate at that time. AAAAHHH! I'm thinking about all that dog hair again! Breathe, Erin. She has two dogs. She doesn't care.
7. I stink. - I will make this a priority. I need a bath. But, hey, at least I got some exercise today!
I do feel better!
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