Inhale, exhale.....

I am not excited about this week. Not at all. 

I have to work 12 hour shifts on Wednesday and Thursday. And that, of course, doesn't count my main job as Mommy. 

I'm trying to remind myself to breathe. Inhale, exhale....

But this week did not start off well. From the instant I arrived at my desk today, my boss piled on a bunch of additional duties. One of which, I expressed reservation about getting done well on a short deadline. Oh boy. Was that a mistake. I certainly wasn't saying it was impossible, but was trying to tell him it would be less than perfect if rushed through today. I could tell by the look on his face that he was mad.

Not a good way to start off the week. Especially considering the major workload ahead.

Inhale, exhale....

I had a couple of slow cooker meals planned for this week to accommodate for my lack of time and to provide me with some leftovers to take to work. And one of them turned out very brown and overcooked. Ugh. I kinda just want to bag the other recipe. The last several ones have been a little less than ideal....

Inhale, exhale....

Well, here's the bright spot -- I managed to squeeze in some cleaning and organizing this weekend, which makes me feel a little less grumpy and out of sorts.

There's still some organizing to be done on the top shelf in the laundry room, but finally, there's empty shelving where we can put our coats, bags, and what-have-you when we come home. 

And look at the stovetop! It hasn't looked this good in a long time. But I can't take all the credit -- my mother-in-law insisted that my father-in-law put a little elbow grease into it, and before I knew it, Mike, Ron and Carol had edged me out and were scrubbing away. Which is all right by me. My thanks to the crew.

And boy, am I grateful to see this countertop again. It hasn't been seen much in the Raygun household since before Christmas, due to a bumper crop of random piles. You know, magazines, boxes, mail, daily report cards from daycare....the kind of random stuff that doesn't really have a home and seems to multiply in rabbit fashion.

So that said, I'm trying to keep it together this week. You may not hear from me much until Friday. I may be cowering in a corner and mumbling looniness to myself by then, but there is light at the end of the tunnel -- a coffee date with a friend and Superbowl Sunday!