Long time no post

I knew I'd been slacking, but dang. November 1? That's the holiday season for you. UBER busy.

Last couple months:

-Thanksgiving
-Met sis-in-law's fiancee
-Taught Joy School--and survived!
-Luke learned to pull himself up, and thereby get into more mischief than ever
-Went to California for Christmas, Utah for New Year's, for sis-in-law's wedding
-JAMIE FINALLY LEARNED TO POOP IN THE POTTY!!!!!! Miracles do happen!!!
-Jason started his VERY LAST semester of grad school!

Yes, I have a lot of catching up to do...makes me more stressed just thinking about it, as I'm sitting in the middle of a very messy apartment. We super-cleaned over the weekend, and I was keeping up very well yesterday, but made the mistake of actually taking some time to sew last night and everything went haywire.  :(  It's pretty discouraging to feel that if I take time to do something I actually enjoy, I pay for it in fatigue and stress and lack of organization the next day.  (I didn't do the dishes before I went to bed, among other things. That started today off wrong.) I also did a Zumba class yesterday, and I think it wore me out pretty good...I just have not had energy or motivation today. I did work out, at least, but the housecleaning did NOT happen.

Oh well. Tomorrow is another day...though I'm dreading it a bit because Joy School was cancelled, so I'll be trying to entertain Jamie at home all morning. Love my boy, but also LOVE when he's gone at pre-/Joy schools, Luke takes a nap, and I get that much more quiet, productive time.

*Lifting one hand* Clean house? Time to exercise and make healthy food?
*Lowering first hand, lifting other* Quality time with children? Time to self?
Is there really any way to truly balance these, along with all the other stuff? If so, I certainly haven't found it.

And my kids aren't even in real school, doing extracurricular activities yet.

Yeah, feeling a bit discouraged today. I think hormones play a part.

Better get to bed. That will help.

Thanks for listening. (Sorry this was not at all an interesting post.)