Over a week ago, I ran a half-marathon. (Yeah, I really did. And I didn't die.) And this coming Saturday, I have a 10K trail race, put on my the same people who did the challenging mud-slinging OMG-a-creek race from a couple weeks ago.
I really shouldn't be having so much fun.
Instead, I should be cleaning my house. After all, the boys' toys and other belongings are still piled in the living room even though at least one room is dried out from The Great Mold Invasion. I should start the reassembly process. And yeah, the boxes of Christmas decorations on the porch should really go in the shed.
Instead, I need to work on Science Fair stuff. The Science Fair is tomorrow. Tomorrow. Splig and I did his project over the weekend. The Cat doesn't want to do a project. How ridiculous is it that the Co-Chair of the Science Fair's own kid isn't submitting a project? Oh well...
Instead, I should blog. (heh.)
Instead, I should have gotten more on people's backs about completing their prospective student interviews, due yesterday. (Really, this year had a tremendous upswing in the number of applicants. My efforts earlier were pretty stellar, if I do say so myself.) Computerizing college applications has made life easier for the applicants, but harder for the admissions crews, since students are applying to more schools, so we must process more applications.
Instead, I should be caught up on the dishes and the laundry.
But... I've been running. And then sleeping.
Oh, it isn't true that I've shirked all my responsibilities. After all, we've had some unexpected home glitches, like the water-heater repair, mold situation, and just yesterday we had our furnace fixed. I've been doing paid work. I've been volunteering at a church youth program. (In fact, tomorrow I'll spend the entire day at the Science Fair, except for a few hours in the middle where I'll be setting up dinner for the after-school church program. That will be my "break.") I helped the Cat create his Mardi-Gras float. I assisted Splig with his Science Fair project. I assembled 44 little tin heart boxes for the kids to distribute last week as Valentines.
And, I've been watching the Olympics! (Oh sure, that's a responsibility. A responsibility to My Country!)
So, that is a lot of words to say that on one hand, I'm pretty happy with my "Tiarathon" preparation, but on the other hand I'm pretty overwhelmed with the other things that need to get done. And that, my friends, is why it has been so quiet on this bloggie-thing.
Comments (1)
I have *not* run a 1/2 marathon, had my house infested by mold, etc. and still am overwhelmed by the # of outstanding prospective interviews for my region (of the 5 boroughs, only Staten Island is 100% done. 2 days after the deadline. Ugh.)
Posted by Jessica R.A. | February 17, 2010 5:32 AM
Posted on February 17, 2010 05:32