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Breakdown

June 22, 2007 10:18 AM

This is for all of you out there who think you are all alone, that no one else understands how hard it is to manage a family and a job and a husband and all the other stuff in life...
I had a major breakdown yesterday. There was just too much going on. Between celebrating 2 kids' birthdays this weekend, plus Andrew's graduation on Tuesday, plus everyone is home from school now so I feel extra guilty about going to work, plus one of my kids got lice AGAIN, after I definitely eradicated it a few weeks ago. Plus I forgot to take the dog to the groomer and he now looks like a psychotic hairball, plus Matt has so many playdates and birthday parties to keep track of I think he needs his own momAgenda. I can call it the mattAgenda. Plus some girl called Andrew 8 times the other night. How am I supposed to feel about that? Saturday is totally booked up so I don't know when I will have time to buy presents for my kids birthdays, or decorations for their party Sunday, or food and cake for their party for that matter, forget the decorations.
And I have no idea when and if I will ever work out again. There is just no time. Fortunately, since I have no time to eat, it should not matter whether I work out.
Oh, and in the midst of all this chaos yesterday, the momAgenda website crashed. aaaarrrrgggghhhh! Fortunately that got fixed almost immediately -- but definitely reinforced my feeling that my life is spiraling into chaos.
When I told Larry I needed a vacation, he pointed out to me that we are, in fact, taking a vacation next week. He is so rational.
So the moral of this story is, we all get overwhelmed sometimes. This, too, shall pass. Deep breath.
I am working on viewing the glass as half-full. Seriously, I am so lucky. I have wonderful kids, a good husband with a job, and a thriving business. Everyone is healthy as far as I know. And that is all that really matters.
I need to take up meditation. If only I could find the time...

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