Man, I don't know what it is about this summer, but the days are all running together, and not in a carefree, summer kind of way.
Lately, I (sort of literally) wake up and wonder where the week has gone and I have nothing to show for it.
I can't quite put my finger on the cause. It's everything and nothing at the same time causing it.
It's as if no one is ever settled around here. It might just be that the kids are getting older and relaxing is a foreign concept to them.
If someone's not doing something, they're either about to do something, or they need your intervention to do something. There's no "doing nothing" around here.
Some of the disruption is that Busy Boy is at camp for 3 weeks, and we (OK, me) are still adjusting, Busy Girl has volleyball several times a week 30 miles away and Busy D. is, well...Busy D.
It seems like I either go to work or just wander around the house from need to need, and from demand to demand, with little time for anything else, and it's put me so behind in lots of things.
Every time I think we're going to have a day with nothing going on, something bizarre pops up.
This Friday was supposed to be one of those days.
As of this evening, it now has Busy Dad and Busy D. driving 2 hours out of town for a funeral because he thought Busy Girl would be home to take care of Busy D.
Only, Busy Girl won't be home because she has a large, fluffy, multi-person outing planned that requires her to be somewhere in the middle of the day.
But, since her dad won't be home to take her, she now has to come to work with me, so I can transport her at lunch.
A crisis? Absolutely not. More of a, "Gawd, now, what?"
Even if I try to construct some major plan to get on top of the low level chaos, school starts in 3 weeks and we'd have to punt.
On second thought, maybe the school year will be easier.
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Glad to hear others have the same angst. Thought I was in this boat all by myself.
The "lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer" are just crazy. Oh - and hazy.
I always look forward to the summer, but it has gotten waaay out of hand and is not ever how I think it will be. We literally run from activity to activity with no down time. And new for this summer - no one is ever home at the same time. My daughter is at the beach, my son and I are home. My son goes to band camp, my daughter and I are home. In 2 weeks, they will both be gone and I will be home...alone. That doesn't sound so bad, actually. Soon, school will be back in session and we can get back on a schedule. We do better on a schedule.
Your life sounds JUST like mine. I'm putting out fires everywhere I go.
This begs the question....
So, exactly when were you planning on using those new clubs?
I was JUST thinking this morning that things will be much easier once school starts back up. And I only have two kids.
From my experience - never ask "now what?" You may not want to know!
Hear you on that. Though I'm going to have to get some lessons from you on the whole real school schedule thing come fall (L starts kindergarten). Otherwise, yes, these days my life seems like a blur of dealing with crappy PR pitches and bizarre people. -christine
"...or just wander around the house from need to need, and from demand to demand, with little time for anything else, and it's put me so behind in lots of things."
You have accurately stated what my life feels like almost all the time with 3 kids. I regularly wonder why I rarely make any progress with anything I attempt and this seems to be the answer. Would that it were otherwise....
Here's hoping that there's still a little summer fun in your path before school starts!
I actually feel the same way. I told someone at lunch that I am ready for school because although that is hectic, everyone has to be at the same place at the same time. There will be no bathing suits needed for water day, no DS and games to take on the bus trip, and the school provides lunch so I don't have to pack one every day.
I am of the philosophy that if you let all the activities rule your life, they will. I think many people just don't say "No" anymore. More activities don't always lead to happiness - as the comments to this post attest.
Take some time out and relax.
I hear ya! My two favorite days of the year - last day of school and 1st day of school.
Goes beyond the kids, too.
My folks called me this morning to remind me that it was Thursday and that I haven't called them since Saturday and well BlogHer couldn't get here fast enough!
Sounds like summer has become like triage. Although I spend most mornings working with my kids in keeping up their skills for school in the fall, I try to keep the afternoons light. We live by a lake and the kids love to hang out there and mingle with the flora and fawna, so we do that. I find the water relaxing while they are exploring and learning.
This sounds exactly like my life. I could not wait for school to let out so we/me could get a much needed break. Only that never hapened. My kids are 15,13,&10, so I am so relating to this entry.
I can SO identify! I've been right on screech for the past 87 weeks or so. I thought yesterday and today would be peaceful, quiet, restorative "me" days. Unfortunately, yesterday was the day a nasty swarm of hornets decided to attack my poor, elderly mother. She only got one sting, but it was on her eyelid, so we spent 3+ hours doing the E.R. and prescription thang. Then I brought her here and she talked and talked and talked - which is what she does when she's traumatized.
She's fine now and hopefully today will be QUIET and PEACEFUL. Hope your day is as well!
The part of summer that is unscheduled is the hardest for me. I have an only child and I'm constantly feeling that I need to keep him engaged and occupied. My goal in life is < a href= “http://www.answersformoms.org/today-is-a-gift.html”>mindfulness.
Good article, thanks. Would you clarify the second paragraph in a little more detail please?