Busy, Busy, Busy...

For being a stay at home mom, I sure am on the go ALLLLL THE TIME! Last Wednesday, I came home after taking Gracie to HeadStart and realized that I was absolutely exhausted. At first, I thought maybe I was getting really anemic again, but then I went through about the last week and a half and realized I am busier now than I ever was when I worked full time. Between watching my friends kids (all my friends here are pregnant and since we live right by the hospital it's easy for them to drop their kiddos off for a quick appointment....please don't get me wrong, I LOVE having other kids here, and so does Gracie!), all of the dentist appointments I've had to go to, making it to the required HeadStart stay and plays with Gracie as well as the weekly home visits, and then just the everyday chores, cooking dinner, grocery shopping, cleaning (yeah right!), paying bills, Gracie's baths, naps, meals, etc. etc AND making it to the gym for AT LEAST an hour every day, I feel like a chicken running around with my head cut off! On top of this, I have an editing job I am trying to finish that is on a deadline! After tomorrow, I think life will calm down, at least for a few days!

I was getting a little overwhelmed with all the stuff I am responsible for and all the stuff I have going on right now, but then I realized how lucky I am to be busy. I mean, would I rather be bored out of my mind sitting at home with absolutely nothing to do? I love that when my friends have an appointment or something, I can (for the most part) be available to help with their kids. I love that I am able to have Gracie is such great programs and that I get to participate in them with her. I also love that I can help out Bryant by taking care of all the everyday things so he can focus on school. Though I am looking forward to a few low-key days, life is good! And the time is going by SO fast. Before we know it Bryant will be done with school and we will have a whole new set of adventures to look forward to!