a little bit about my life...

in the next weeks to come, here is my to-do list.  this is not in as much detail as i could go in to, but that's probably for the better.  if i start to think about the details, i'll probably have a small coronary!


this week: read my book for saturday's book club meeting (i have not started it, but hear it's a quick read- fingers crossed!)


by next week (will need to work on this this week, too): the consignment sales- if you walk into my dining room and see that you cannot see the table or half the floor (due to all of the clothes and toys to be consigned, and this does not include the bigger items sitting in storage), you'll know why this is a BIG to-do...  Also, need to create and mail out invitations to the other two birthday parties i'm having in the next month!


by the following week (again, pretty much need to be working on this from now until then): Clean my house and prepare all of the decorations, games, food, etc. for a HUGE 4-year-old birthday party (surprise, no less- meaning all of this needs to be done as covertly as possible).  in addition, i need to make approximately 40 gift bags for the insane amount of children that my daughter is friends with!  and, if you know me, you know that i don't buy much of this- that i hand-make as much as possible... 


by the week after: prepare for our big family birthday party to celebrate both of my daughters in one location (other than my state) at once!


the week after: the baby's FIRST birthday party!  ahh!  i cannot come to grips with this one yet.  i'll need all of these weeks of insanity to keep my heart occupied for this momentous occasion!


in and amidst all of this, i am substitute teaching at school almost every Monday, Weds, and Friday.  I also agreed to be the "head" "room parent" at M's school, which means leading the group of at least 16 other room parents... i also have three weekly playgroups to fit in, dinners, lunches, friends, family, sleep, showers, etc., etc., etc.   


i always think that "once XYZ is done, things will slow down."  but i am slowly realizing that nothing is going to slow down.  this is my life, and this is the pace it lives.  and, although i am looking forward to finally resting on october 22, this is how i like my life to be.  fun, full and chaotic.  some things will never change!