I just looked at my calendar for the next two months and am now completely stressed out because we are booked solid. This isn't even extra stuff. This is every day school/activities/me trying to have a life stuff and I only have TWO KIDS with each only participating in one activity. I didn't even sign them up for swimming because I'm trying to keep it low key. But now there is us being out five days a week for kids' activities, a weekend away at a skating meet, a weekend away at a conference, writing deadlines, work and meetings.
I stupidly thought that with the kids in school I would have more time, and I do, sort of. But I also want to do stuff like the exercise program my husband made for me. And more freelance writing. And hanging out with friends. But...HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN?
I mean, how dare I try to meet up with a friend for lunch. What is up with that?
And let us not forget the forms. School forms, extra-curricular activity forms, lunch forms, Scholastic orders, medical forms. Why am I getting more homework than my kids? Also, can someone explain to me why the hot lunch forms are not handed out on the VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL? Those are forms I would fill out in a nano-second.
I'd also like to give a big sarcastic curtsie to Mother Nature for sending cooler weather our way because you now just added doing the clothing switchover to my list.
As an aside, did you all realize that Thanksgiving is super early this year? Yep. October 8th. Gobble Gobble.
The thing is, it's not the organizing of it all--that I actually have under control with a calendar system that is beyond efficient. I mean, except when I put something in under the wrong date like I did last week. It's the stress of knowing I will have to do it. The shuttling, volunteering, deadline, trying to have a life thing.
After the laid-back, lazy days of summer, I'm kinda thinking fall is a bitch.
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