Can you believe, that the first time I try to do NaBloPoMo, my stupid keyboard quit functioning over the weekend?????
This is my official blog post for yesterday, since it is SO not my fault that the keyboard died. *sticking tongue out at the NaBloPoMo gods*
In other news... yesterday I had my emotional blowout for this quarter (I seem to have one about every three months or so... like my "happy pills" keep my emotions from getting out of control, but they build up a little here and there and eventually explode out if I miss a day or two of pills.) Luckily James was there, so he just held me tight as I cried... both times... *sigh* Now I'm emotionally spent, but I feel like I can deal with the things that were stressing me so bad. James is coming over today to help me get the house clean... I had the whole world at my house this weekend, (okay, just 4 other adults, one 5-year-old, and one 2-year-old... and another 2 adults and another 2-year-old were over Saturday night.) and only one offered to help clean up the mess they all made. I feel like my life is being spent doing other people's dishes, laundry, and clean-up... but as soon as I get the house clean this time, it is SO going to be a rule of my house that I am NOT anyone's mama, so clean up after your OWN selves!!! LOL
Really though, in their defense... even with the two kids in the house, they didn't leave much of a mess. The cat's litterbox was in the "kids room" (aka the living room) so he decided to poop on the floor of another room rather than venture in with the little heathen children... pizza boxes are scattered here and there, random pieces of laundry are left, and dishes... well, we won't even discuss them!! But the clutter left behind is minimal, no flour was spilled, no play-dough was ground into my carpet, and no teensy-tiny beads were spilled... so all in all?? Life is good. I think i just over-reacted due to the lack of happy-pills... but I DO plan on asking for help keeping the house clean on "communal weekends" like this from now on.
And let me just brag on myself for a moment and say... I have officially moved some of my friends into the "treat like family" category, and while they were at my house Friday, I cleaned around them. Consequently... all videos & dvds are back in their cases, and all kids movies are on the bottom 3 shelves where Gracie can reach them (and only them lol). And now? I maintained it!!!! Wooo hooo!!!
6 comments:
Jana-
you lead a full life..bless your heart...but at least you have friends around you, people to keep you company...I don't blame you - you should lay down rules about picking up after themselves...that can get overwhelming - it would stress me out..sorry about your keyboard..but glad to see you back online....so I am just dying of curiosity...what is that lil thing you are knitting? take care--Peace
eww! bad cat!And, my family is pretty good about cleaning up after themselves, except they left there coffee cups in my sink for me to wash!anyway, you should call me sometime, we haven't talked since I moved in.
Man, it just seems to be a weird time for computers. I know mine's acting wonky, my Mom's is acting wonky, Shannon had wonky internet access...don't think you're alone, we're all being targeted! LOL.
It sounds like you have a big instinct to take care of others and normally that's OK but when they don't acknowledge it, it gets hard to deal with. I hope they appreciate everything you do for them!
omg, I could barely get online yesterday! (I've worked without a keyboard before - not fun!) So bizarre that these things happen after we say we will post everyday! blargh!
Okay, and there's something in the air because though I didn't have keyboard problems, I did have an emotional blowout!
Hang in there, Jana!
I gotta agree with Suzie, you can't keep taking on the care of so many others. I don't blame you for being upset and crying. That gets overwhelming really quickly, especially if people don't appreciate it. Go James for helping you get things clean. I would definitely lay down the law and if people are not willing to follow it, then they can go hang out somewhere else. I wouldn't let my own family trash my house like that so don't let your new family do it to ya!
I feel like I need an emotional blow out, but I'm to tired...
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