This week just sucks… and today was epic suckage
I am having a really sucky week. I started off the week with my desk a mess and stuff just everywhere. Work to be done, work that is waiting on subs to do, everything just exploding and imploding all at once. I was already stressed out – no, really really stressed out. Like wondering if I was finally losing my grip on reality crazy.
As of this morning — My desk is still a mess. I miss my sister, Ginger, during times like this. Oh, she’s a pain in the neck (love ya, sis!) but I don’t call her “The General” for nothing. She has the ability to look at something and just fix it, she’d hover over me and do the “okay, what about this? and this? and this?”. I bet within a day she’d have my house clean, my office cleaned up, my work put away and/or done or at least not spread everywhere. I feel like I’m sinking slowly into an abyss. I can’t even keep up with emails, which I’m usually really good about.
I also had to run a bunch of copies and sort them into teacher’s boxes for some PTA thing this morning. I was back in the office by 9am just kind of staring at the mess. Those of you that know me well know that my desk does NOT get messy. I don’t let it. And I guess compared to some it’s not, but it’s just that there’s stacks of to do and to put away and to do “something” with’s that I can’t seem to find a way out. So, I had proclaimed to clean it up today.
Until I got a call from the school that Jamie was in and out of the bathroom and sick. So I went to get him. Did I mention Tom is sick too? Yeah, so I left the sickies here to go to the post office and grab lunch (chick-fil-a probably kept me from driving off of an overpass – sweet iced tea, baby!). Back home, with no time to do anything but put out fires…
So Jamie slept for 2 hours and I worked a bit. Then to school to get Cassie. Left Jamie in the car as to not infect any other kids. Then to the bank. The kids decide they want fruit, so we go to HEB. Walking in Jamie says “I think I’m going to throw up” but he wanted to still get the fruit. I’m looking for bananas when I hear him run to the nearest trash can (oh, thank goodness he made it to the trash can) and he’s tossing his cookies while I’m checking out. Wonderful.
Back in the car, he’s groaning that his stomach hurts, I’m realizing he’ll be out of school tomorrow again – and I have a meeting, I dunno what to do about that, maybe Jamie will be better in time?
Oh and then… we are headed home —- and I get stopped by a police officer. Yes, folks. This is my day today. I’m not even surprised at this point – my inspection sticker is out. I kept thinking that we had it done, but maybe I was confused with Tom’s car. Whatever, it’s $100 or $10 if I get it done and send them proof. Again, whatever. But I’m trying to hurry the cop (who was very very nice actually) because Jamie is in the backseat turning green and I swear he’s going to throw up again. Thank goodness he didn’t, but he kept making noises. I think the cop thought we were crazy.
Then I get home and bring up the receipt from the repairs we had done on the van… yup, we had it inspected, they just forgot to put the sticker on. No big deal. I guess I’ll just call and see what to do – hopefully they will dismiss it all together (the repair place told us to come in and they’d handle whatever fees).
But still. Can this day SUCK anymore? I am NOT leaving this house again today. I’m going to get the kids in bed as soon as humanly possible and try to get some work done. Salvage at least something.
In the meantime, my desk is still a mess. I can’t win. I don’t even know where to start.
Some good did come of today though… a client who was a referral from a referral referred 2 clients to me. (yay! Go OffAssist, Go!) – and yesterday I spoke to someone who may not hire me, but I got to help them. That felt good.
But honestly, I feel like I’m losing my mind this week. And not in the fun padded room way either. Like actually missing brain cells from all of the stress. I need to chill out a bit. It’s nothing I can control, right?
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Well first of all, congrats on the new clients. In today’s economy everyone else is losing clients and you’re bringing more on. I think that says a lot about OffAssist on its own, nothing the rest of us didn’t already know of course.
As for the feeling of overwhelming temporary doom… yeah, sucky. :/ The worst part is the feeling that you can’t possibly see how to come out of it. Eh, next week will be brand new and fabulous I’m sure, as soon as you get the sick men out of your house (no offense Tom and Jamie, I just know how sick men can be). Oh and P.S. can you send this “General” sister of yours my way once she’s done with you?
Thanks, Carlie. Yes, we are very very lucky. We have lost a few to the horrid economy, but so far we have managed to keep bringing new ones on to replace. It’s really sad actually to see some of my real estate clients. They are hurting badly.
Today I feel better. Yesterday was just a big old pile. It helped that I got some actual work done last night. And yes, next week I will be able to buckle down. I cannot stand having “stuff to do” on my desk. It makes me crazy.
I know I'm SO GREAT! :> Love you too. And you just got to learn to give out the orders like "The General" LOL! Ginger