(beautiful sunday, sunset in the country...)gosh this first day of school was great.
i mean, don't get me wrong, i LOVE playing, event-planner/mediator/friend/server/chef/personal trainer/accountant/stylist/housekeeper/launderer/nurse/disciplinarian/teacher/co-worker/chauffeur, on TOP of being a mom, for twelve straight weeks, twelve hours a day...but it gets tiring. i had two nights off during the whole summer and not one day...except when i went to work--though most of the time, the kid came with. and don't get me wrong...i'm NOT complaining, but good lord, back-to-school is a much needed, breath of fresh air.
i really didn't do anything today...i cleaned the kids room, as i thought that would be a nice surprise for her to come home to. i cleaned the house and worked on trying to conquer the eleven loads of laundry that have been growing and taunting me since the end of this past holiday weekend. oh! i did get to enjoy a cup of coffee while running a few errands--in peace. the kid's taking the bus this year...it's the first time it's been offered in our area and wow, is it awesome. i do everything for her and i get to step back with this...though it is weird not being at her school everyday--but i actually get to step back :) it's good for both her and i.
she's in bed now...the school thing brings a nice, 7:30 bedtime, so i'm peacefully enjoying a bowl of fully-loaded mashed potatoes, complete with veggie-bacon, and a glass of white wine. the two go surprisingly good together...though the wine itself it quite terrible. (gnarly head, chardonnay, 2007. it got fabulous reviews and scored 92 pts, plus it was under 15.00...i thought, wow, can't go wrong with that! well, yeah. i can. it is good, but i can't enjoy it for some reason. it's not my cupcake sauvignon blanc...but then again, nothing is.)
as for the rest of this week...i have errands and a pie date/therapy session with my bff scheduled tomorrow. it's our weekly thing when the kids are in school, though the last time we had it was april? our schedules/lives got insane there and nothing matched up...so, tomorrow is long over due. thursday brings a meeting at a cake joint for a volunteer position with a local magazine...it's not much, but i love what the magazine stands for and will have photos published on a monthly basis--hopefully, i get the spot. they seem to really want me as they've checked my references, done a back ground check and are determined to meet up--but, it's competitive. i just want to do something different with my camera... and then friday, another meeting.
this blog feels really, uhm...journally to me. normally, i rant incoherently until i get tired of listening to my thoughts mumble on and stumble about like ozzy osbourne; tonight, i'm coherent? this is odd. oh! i watched the movie contact last night! what a freakin good movie. i didn't expect it to be like that, and i even almost cried...it was really good. after that, i broke down and took something to sleep. saturday night was another 5 am night, then sunday, i camped out and insomnia took over then too. it was good to sleep last night...maybe that's why i'm coherent today? hmmm. go figure.
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