Do you ever have one of those days when you wonder how you're going to get it all done? Seems to me, that's the mother's constant dilemma. At work, I teach my classes, and at the end of the semester, it's done--over. There's a finite end to what I do, and I get to reinvent myself at the beginning of every semester. But at home, there's always another:
1. pile of laundry to fold
2. dish to wash
3. meal to prepare
4. school paper to sign
5. bill to pay
6. repair person to call
7. room to pick up
8. cabinet to clear out
9. toy to cull out of the hordes of toys not played with
10. bathroom to clean
11. birthday present to buy
12. lunch to pack
13. phone call to return
14. email to sort
15. sibling rivalry to manage
16. pet poop to pick up
17. library book to find and return before the due date
18. crust of pizza to pick up from behind the couch
19. floor to wash
20. playdate to schedule
21. child that needs something
And while the twins are old enough to do most things by themselves, it's the mom's job, MY job to make sure that everything that needs to get done (at home and at work) is in my massively cluttered brain, compartmentalized in easily recalled pockets.
And you tell me the holidays are coming? Wait, now there's another:
1. gift to buy
2. photo to pick for the holiday card
3. holiday card to send
4. present to wrap
5. party to plan
Like I said, it's never-ending. What's on your "always another" list?
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