denise d

I have a super busy week planned for this week. My MIL is coming in to town, as well as various Aunts and Uncles.

I have been so stressed out planning on getting things ready, that I have been having a hard time sleeping. That being said, my youngest crawled into be with me at 200 and my oldest was up at 330. I have essentially been up since yesterday.

In my brilliance, I sat down with the quilting board and now I am too tired to get up. :roll:

Clearly, I need to get my tail in gear, as dinner and house cleaning don't take care of themselves. SIGH

ckcowl

sounds like you need some (down-time) relaxation- if browsing the board allows that---then take some time-
set a timer for an hour- when the timer goes off- shut down the computer- grab a beverage- and get your butt in gear! :)
feeling energized- with a good attitude.
everyone needs breaks- and if you give yourself permission to take that break it can energize and motivate you!

mollymct

Maybe a nap would help? I like what ckcowl says. I use a timer a good bit for housework. I seem to get more done when I have set a time goal. Good music helps me move, too! Good luck!!

denise d

Thanks everyone!

I will get it together. I just put my chicken on for chicken and dumplings for dinner.

all the laundry is caught up.

I will be fine... just needed a few minutes. I am hoping that my hubby gets home early so maybe I could nap before the PTO meeting. I would love to do it now, but it would not be the best plan to leave the dogs to watch the 4 yr old. LOL :)

May in Jersey

When that happens to me I try to sit on my couch with my head back and close my eyes for a few mintues, sometimes I have the tv on by it's just background noise. In 5 minutes or so I'm refreshed. Of course, it finally catches up with me after all the vistors are but I had most everything in place before they arribed.

flowerjoy

My goodness, you are a busy lady... makes me tired just reading your post... hope your relative visits go nicely... dont forget to take care of yourself too!

Mariposa

Hope you get caught up on some rest, girl!

blueangel

Hope you can take a nap.

mmdquilts

If i did that it would be a 2 hour nap!

Yooper32

I can so relate to your woes. Every time I know someone is coming for a stay, I panic, tear through the place, doing everything I should have done for the last three months and then by the time they get here, I am too exhusted to enjoy the visit. Why do we do this????