Overloaded

I realize that I didn't post for a few days or even reply to your comments. Life has a way of becoming too busy sometimes. And when that happens, it can be tough to find one specific item to blog about.

So you get "This is what I'm doing" lists like the following.

I am still dodging numerous piles where 3 lockers projectile vomited into my living room over a week ago. A portion of the locker vomit has been collected into boxes; the remainder stays, tripping me occasionally as I walk by, and sometimes even nipping at my ankle. But it probably will stay for a while yet.

I am juggling numerous doctor appointments, trying to get wisdom teeth extracted, braces on, required school and sports physicals scheduled and completed, and chiropractor treatments for a kid who started limping over the weekend.

I am spending extra time getting to work, because the time riding bike adds up far more than I expect it will. But it feels so good even when it hurts.

I am contemplating how much groceries and other sundry items for a family of 5 cost, and wondering how The Queen Mum finds time to locate and sort and organize all of the coupons and rebates and offers that she must go through in her quest toward frugality. And I'm thinking that being short on cash isn't fun, but that sounds like serious work to me. I think I'm far too lazy to even figure out how it works, let alone do it!

I am trying to find time to balance multiple bank accounts, pay bills, deal with insurance forms and filings, and still breathe. Occasionally.

I am filling out several reams of paperwork for my son's new school. I am scheduling hotels, making child care arrangements for the other two kids, collecting required information, and trying to arrange any other details for the upcoming school orientation meetings.

And I am wondering why no one ever seems to have any clean clothes to wear, no matter how much time I spend in the basement laundry room.