I’m sorry I’ve been AWOL. Things have been busy, both at work and at home, and I’ve been struggling to show up here. I feel, simultaneously, that I have too much to say, and nothing really at all to relay.
I’m definitely in one of those weeks, that if I write about it I’ll come off as kind of neurotic. This is a busy season, with the start of the school year for myself as a teacher and for both my kids. My husband is back at the office three days a week. My son and I are at martial arts. We’re all getting little viruses that are making the rounds. It’s that time of year.
My to-do list is too long and I keep pushing stuff that doesn’t get done to the next day. Sometimes things get pushed back a whole week. I start to feel stressed out and overwhelmed. The weekends aren’t long enough to dig myself out of the hole. Things fall by the way side. Some of them can stay there, but others I’ll have to go back for, and dust off.
And that’s all I have in me tonight. Again, too much and nothing at all. Story of my life right now.
How are you doing these days?
Same. Usually I catch up on weekends but the last few have been too busy. Feeling very drained…
Had covid, quite sick, paxlovid. Now 1 & 1/2 weeks of back to negative tests but energy totally NOT back to normal though I can tell each day is improvement. Covid really is a poor plan and while there is a lull in some areas right now the next swell is clearly forming, hitting already in some countries (See U.K.) and will be hitting like a giant sneaker wave soon I fear. Get the new vaccine, if possible, now! Maintain supply of masks against future needs…..
Given spouse, 2 kids, full-time demanding jobs……..Yes, it is normal you are OVERLOADED. It is simply lovely to hear you are still getting your head above water at all at this time in the school year. I am impressed. If you can even know what is falling behind and sometime catch or retrieve important issues you are doing amazingly well. Your situation is understaffed and over-expected; but you are still going and your family is making it’s way through the year. GREAT BIG GOLD STARS TO ALL OF YOU!!! (And to your equally overwhelmed readers.)
THANK your for making time to say you are ok.
SO VERY PROUD OF YOU and awed too.
This is very much like us right now too. Lots and lots to do, not a lot to say about it. Already feeling some stress about the upcoming holiday season and preparing enough in advance so I don’t have to scramble at the last minute. Grateful for a friend who helped arrange accessories for JB’s costume so that’s all set and I don’t need to worry about it. Hoping that my lists of things to do are comprehensive enough to spare me the angst of having forgotten something later.