Unstructured and Inefficient

You know those times when you get absolutely frustrated because you are trying to get one simple thing done but by the time seven other things have interrupted you, it winds up becoming an all day project? That's kind of how today's schedule is looking.

Today is supposed to be my big chunk of time to get something or nothing done. Originally I was supposed to have lunch with a friend (same one that cancelled last week) so I figured I could drop I. off, run to the gym, have lunch with my friend and still have a chunk of time before it was time to pick I. up.

Instead, it's looking like one big fragmented day which tends to drive my highly organized mind crazy because more often than not, the day ends and I really haven't gotten anything of consequence accomplished. Which frustrates me to no end.

So how did my efficient day disintegrate? Well, my lunch got changed to coffee to occur 30 minutes after dropping I. off so that eliminates going to the gym beforehand. Then the pumpkin patch is being set up today at I.'s school and during their playground time, there will be pictures and she'll get to pick out a pumpkin. Last year, this happened right before school ended but this year, it's at 2pm, an hour before the end of school. I. asked me twice in an hour yesterday if I would come to the pumpkin patch and how could I possibly say no? Especially considering that I'm constantly hearing the clock ticking down when she's in school full-time and I'll only get a few hours, if that, with her during the weekdays. Plus, of course I want to see her at her pumpkin patch.

I responded yes I would be there and now I. has requested that after the pumpkin patch, I come back into her classroom for the rest of the school day. So there goes that chunk of time. I don't know what'll I'll be doing in between the two schedule-busting events. I guess I'll pack gym clothes just in case and some reading material and I'll just play it by ear. My favorite.

I don't think it helps any that I had many nightmares and a screaming night terror last night. They just wouldn't stop - talk about exhausting. Nights like that almost make me happy when it's time to get up. Note: I used the word "almost" ...

Off the Grid Part 2

I gotta be fast because I need to pack a lunch for I., clean up the kitchen, and get ready so that I can get I. to her "science camp" by 10:30. You know what that means, right? Yep, you guessed it, it's an off the grid kind of day. My second to the last one but who's counting? Oh, yeah, I am.

Today may turn out to be good or really good, we'll have to see. I'm getting together with my one other friend (yes, it's a guy). He's been super busy so we haven't gotten to meet for lunch or see each other since right before Christmas but he's on FB during the week so we chat pretty often to stay up to date. I don't know what we're doing outside of grabbing some Indian food for lunch but it will probably just be kick back, maybe go to a Starbucks and just relax and catch up. I guess we'll see. We're doing the Indian food because I haven't eaten at an Indian restaurant and he's been telling me about a place around here that's good. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow.

I'm a little tired from staying up until midnight getting all the blasted flight arrangements reserved. How those people at United sound so cheerful at that time of night is beyond me. Of course, they hadn't just sat on hold for 15 minutes either. Trying to make the flight arrangements for I. and I was not any less aggravating because every time I chose the flights that I wanted, it would say they weren't available and then I would have to reenter everything all over again. IF THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE, DON'T OFFER THEM TO ME! Seems like a simple concept. I went to 4 different websites and guess what? The flight combo that I wanted that supposedly "wasn't available" was available on that 4th website. See it's that research thing again - more is better in this case. Yes, the price was higher than quoted before, it actually was going up as I was researching so we paid more than I had planned but the times are going to be as good as it gets for keeping I. from getting obnoxiously tired.

Now, I've just got to figure out the car seat dilemna but that's for another post.