Fast approaching us in my son’s ninth birthday, and In the nine years since I have become a mom, I have gotten VERY used to doing nothing.

I haven’t worked at a job since high school, and this haven’t had to be up or dressed or showered at any particular time in the day. I have not had to worry about scheduling things so that they get done at a certain time or in a certain way. I am lucky enough to have a husband who, beyond having clean underwear socks and dishes,  who doesn’t care if I keep a clean house or make the beds.

As such, When I have days and days of things that NEED to be done by a certain time, on a certain day, I get so VERY stressed.

A quick run down of the past few days and the days ahead of me :

Friday: make a cake, and remind Hubs to decorate it for Parker’s Party on Saturday. (Parker had his birthday early becuase his actual birthday falls on a weekday.)

Friday: Make an effort to clean the house. (I refuse to have people over when the house is messy. REFUSE)

Friday: Deal with Hub’s father coming over to replace the air intake filter cover things as well as lecture me and Hubs on “Important Financial Matters” (translation : YOU SUCK! YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG!)

Saturday: Parker’s birthday party – 12:30 PM til  8PM.

Sunday: Remember i need photos printed up for Logan’s Family day at Pre-K. Run to the city to get them done.

Monday: Wake up late, Drive the boys to school, Late. Fight my germs long enough to shower and take Logan to school for our scrapbook class.

Tuesday: make thirty cupcakes.

Tuesday: Remind Hubs to decorate 30 cupcakes

Tuesday: 5:15 parent teacher interview for Blake

Wednesday: Pajama day at school for the kids

Wednesday: Bad hair day at school for the kids

Wednesday: Take Sammi to grade Four for Parker’s Show and Tell.

Wednesday : Take decorated cupcakes to school for Parker’s Birthday

Wednesday: Bake another Birthday cake for Parker. Decorate it myself (EEK!)

Wednesday: 5:15 Parent teacher interviews for Parker

Wednesday: Another Birthday part for Parker – this time for family memebrs to attend

Thursday: Carve Pumpkins

Friday: No school (THANK GOD)

Friday: Halloween.

I’m sure to those of you who work all day and have to do this stuff in the evenings, it sounds incredibly easy, but I don’t handle change well. I like my routine, which is NO routine, and until all of this stuff has been dealt with, especially now that you factor in my cold, I am going to be next to useless for the next few days.

(I warned you ALL that I tend to whine a lot when I am sick. Do NOT say I didn’t warn you!)

∗ Posted by bluepaintred on 10.27.2008
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