If you love it when it's wet and cold and raining

I find myself so overwhelmed with life lately. 

There are one gabillion things (exactly) that I want to be doing at any given moment.  I realize suddenly why parents break into their children's Ritalin supplies (I kid, I kid).  Because we do not have to have day care (HOORAY$!) our schedule is VERY specific and what it is missing is time for me.  Time for me to do really anything without a baby attached or right next to me (i.e. her bouncy seat lives in our bathroom so that I can shower and get ready with her near) and if she is near me then she is thus not crying--I suppose I should get over it a bit but I loathe the crying, physiologically I cannot do anything other than listen to the crying if it is within earshot.

The issues:

• not enough sleep
• not enough hours in the day
• not enough motivation to overcome the desire to procrastinate

Things I would rather do: (prompt 25 on 30 days of lists blog)

• stage a cute photoshoot with Sloane's huge straw hat (it's the Kentucky Derby this weekend)
• scrapbook (I guess I did do a tiny bit of that lately)



evidence of further procrastination

• watch mindless TV on my DVR (I almost wrote VCR, yep I'm that tired)
• do little home improvement projects
• buy this birdcadge photo holder and alter the clothespins for it
• thrift store shopping (even grocery shopping would be welcomed)
• lounge lazily and listen to Mumford and Sons while I analyze their lyrics

Instead I must:

• quit blogging and get to work!
• pay bills
• send bills
• grocery shopping
• figure out mother's day presents for all the mommas in my life
• find a graduation gift for my sister (YAY TAY!)
• figure out a new nighttime routine and get Keenan on board
• look for a new place to live (lease is running out soon and we want a kid-friendlier neighborhood)
• take care of kiddo
• deal with all things babyfeeding/pump cleaning/bottle sterilization/milk freezing and thawing la la la
• remember to eat

At least I remembered to:

• send out a thank you note and photos
• pay rent
• send out mother's day photo cards to Sloane's grandmothers (thank you tinyprints sale)



my mother's day shot for grandmas

lyrics by Oscar the Grouch: The Grouch Song (a classic, in my humble opinion)