FFO Friday

The past couple weeks have been rather.....overwhelming.  I find that I am not focusing the best lately and I am sure it is due to a few reasons:

• My plate is overflowing,
• I frequently do not have "normal" sleeping patterns (ex. it is now 3:45 a.m & I am just getting home from work.  Note: I will be up whenever the kids wake)
• Because of my whacky work/sleep schedule, I haven't been making my runs as I would LOVE.
• I have a test and 2 papers due in less than a week and a half. 
• My plate is overflowing.

So, I have this idea to call this post "Frantic, Freak-out Friday" and it allows me to simply DUMP all my brain's worries into my blog.  Perhaps this will help get it out of my head so I can make room for productive thoughts.....?

Why am I Frantic and Freaking Out???  Well, since you asked (or didn't)......

• I have a test and TWO papers due over the next week and a half
• My husband is going to have a crazy week of working at least 10 hour days
• This means he will be minimal assistance with that whole "get the kids outta my hair" thing.
• Not sure quite yet how I will get it all done, but its just got to. 
• I have been missing my runs lately.
• My next race is 19 days away.
• It is 4 miles long. 
• I haven't gotten to 4 miles yet.
• I have paperwork to send to school for financial aid
• I need Mr. D to help me find the papers.
• I keep forgetting to ask for help finding these papers (another example of brain overload)
• I have been working way more than I prefer
• However, I have still been holding everything.  Nothing has really fallen apart, I am just friggin exhausted.
• I have a ton of running around to do in the morning before Mr. D has to get to work.
• This includes a grocery shopping trip
• Did I mention it also will be WITH the 2 munchkins??
• I am worried that the combination of minimal sleep and the 2 munchkins won't equal happyness
• I have no coffee for the morning.
• This pile of laundry is making me insane!  I am SICK of looking at it.
• My friend is planning to watch my kids tomorrow so I can do school work.
• I can decide what is most important, groceries or school work
• If I take the kids to play, they may be too worn out to behave for a grocery run.
• If I choose to grocery shop, I will be continuing to frantically, freak-out over not getting any school work done.
• Vice-Versa with the school work & FFOing about groceries.....
• I haven't even made a grocery list
• I can't love being a one vehicle family.  I try, but I just can't.
• I have had stuff to post on on the blog all week, but haven't had the time to get it up....
• That should be the least of my worries, yet, it made it on the list.
• I need new running shoes so so bad, but it just isn't in the budget.
• That sucks - a lot.
• I HATE the budget.
• I have been waiting for my financial aid check for weeks and it has yet to arrive.
• I was beginning to think it is just a myth, now they say its on the way.
• Not sure why I am excited about it.  All of it is already claimed.
• I REALLY HATE the budget.
• I lost my running watch!
• I refuse to purchase another one because I keep telling myself "I'm gonna find it! Its somewhere around here!"
• I started saying that in May....

That's all I got for now.  WOW! You wouldn't believe how threapeutic that was!  I truly feel SO much better!  I am AMAZED!! Some of it seems less "worry-worthy" now that I typed it out...

I was wide awake, but now am certain I will fall right to sleep - no worries on my mind. 

So on that note.......I am sleeepy. Good night!!! 

AND, if you made it this far......THANKS FOR READING!!!



"A day of worry is more exhausting than a day of work."
~John Lubbock