Keep it writing

There are dishes in the sink. 

There are toys on the floor.

There is just a bit of clutter here and there.

There is laundry sitting around in various stages of folding (and at least 3 loads to be washed in the basement).

There is a mound of paperwork that I cannot for the LIFE of me seem to get into sorting, filing, shredding, etc.  

(BTW, this paperwork problem deserves a post of its own now that I think about it.  It has been MONTHS and I cannot seem to find the motivation, time or energy to just burn it all and start over put this problem to rest.  I have always been very organized with this type of thing- I have a filing system and have never been so far behind.  With the exception of current bills, it's all a mess.  I'm like a mini-hoarder.  It's not everything....it's not my whole house...but there are 2 file size bins with unorganized papers and there is a decent pile of it on my floor- no joke.  Every time I sit down with the intention to work on it, I kind of panic.  I get overwhelmed, almost a little short of breath.  I do a few things, try to at least discard papers that are clearly no longer needed and then I just QUIT.  I know a personal organizer and was all set to have her come help me a couple months ago but then the funds for THAT had to go to front brakes for the van-which will also need rear brakes in the next month- and so....the paper remains. Thank heaven that school isn't in session.  It sort of helps me understand how people can get into massive hoarding because if I felt about all of our possessions the way I feel about these mounds of paper, the house would be filled floor-to-ceiling in NO time. And now that I've fit half a post into this parenthetical reference, I'll return to the initial post).

I should be working on these areas and then getting my ass in bed at a decent time so I can read my book, settle in and still get a solid night of sleep.  Instead, I just cruised Facebook for about 45 minutes and then I remembered that I really want to keep the blog-mentum going so now here I am at 10:27pm.

All three kids were overly tired thanks to a late night last night (movie-Turbo) and then an unnecessarily early wake up time this morning-Michael set their alarm clock- ugh!  I am hoping to get some pool time in tomorrow and perhaps spend time with some friends of ours so I hope they can all sleep in just a bit tomorrow morning.  Maybe then I can get up and quietly fold laundry while watching GMA and sipping coffee in peace- as if!

For tonight, I have decided to let myself off the hook for some of the aforementioned chores.  I have been burning the midnight oil WAY too much and the cumulative sleep deprivation is hitting me hard.  I've noticed that is a major factor in how well I manage the kids and their various troubles throughout the day. Everyone is SO much better off if I am reasonable rested and able to be the calm in the storm.

For now, the writing isn't great- but it's happening!