Busy Mom Probs

I like to pretend that I have it all together most of the time.  But the truth is, I don't. And, I'm not even close to having it all together!  (Shocker, right?)  But, the great thing about life is that we get a chance to try to get it right over, and over, and over again.  Here is a list of things that I'm currently working on.  I'm going to affectionately call it my "Busy Mom Probs" list.

1.  We're within two weeks of Christmas, and there is STILL no Christmas tree up at my house.  I feel confident, however, that I'll be able to scratch this prob off my list soon.  I've been whining to the hubs pretty frequently for the past few days.  Based on prior experience, I have about 2 more nag sessions standing between me and the Christmas tree.  (This is also on my short people probs list as the tree is stored on a high shelf in the storage closet.  Else, I'd already be trimming the tree instead of blogging right now!) I guess I should be thankful for Christmas potpourri.  It's the closest thing to Christmas in my house right now.    #busymomprobs

2.  My kids have been giving me the blues this week.  I've finally convinced them that they're old enough to make their own lunches.  This is mainly because I want to get some extra sleep in the mornings teach them some responsibility.  Anyhow, because of our schedules, I haven't been to the grocery store to stock up on lunch items.  Apparently, the subpar pickings found in our cupboards will no longer suffice as my oldest (who is a growing boy) informed me that he had to take a cheese sandwich and saltine crackers for lunch.  My daughter let me know that she'd resulted to trading original Sun Chips and granola bars for Cheetos and brownies at the daily lunch swap at school.  I'm guessing that this is my cue to visit my neighborhood Publix pretty soon.  #busymomprobs

3.  I checked my home phone messages today and realized that the orthodontist's office had left several messages about the appointment that we missed two weeks ago.  The message said that I needed to contact them as soon as possible to reschedule the missed appointment.  Because I was a week later calling them back (mainly because I rarely check my home phone messages), I now have to wait until mid January to get another appointment.  Ugh. #busymomprobs

4.  Because of my obsessive need to hug the pillow a "few" minutes longer than what my 5:00 alarm would have me, I've sacrificed hair and makeup for about two weeks.  Admittedly, I've been a wreck up from the neck up here lately!  Well, I finally decided to stop looking like I'm auditioning for a role in The Walking Dead and fix my hair and do my make up.  Every day this week, my students have been walking in my room handing out compliments galore.  Do I really look that bad without my hair and make up done?  Or, is it that close to the end of the semester that they will resort to any means necessary to get their grades up? Hmmmm... #busymomprobs

Well, I guess I'll stop there with my list for this week.  I'm on the verge of having to add overflowing laundry and sink full of dishes to the list!