On my desk sits a pile of grading that I have yet to do. Even though I've worked all morning long, I just can't seem to make a dent in it. The to do list here is so long, and it never ends...
At home sits piles of laundry - some that need to be washed and dried, some that need to be folded and put away. The floors need swept and vacuumed again. The toys need put away again. It never ends here either..
And then there is the desk at home. Piled high with bills that need to pay, papers that need to be filed, and homework that needs to done. Every day more of the same...
There are two little faces waiting for me to pick them up - one from day care and one from the bus. One is begging - has been begging - to paint turkeys on his pumpkins. The other has been sick and wants nothing but cuddles and "more drink." And I'm so tired, and there's so much left to do...
Oh, and I'm supposed to vote today. I've already run home to pick up my forgotten registration card. And the coupon for the book order that should have been done yesterday. Turns out for some reason the darn program didn't register my coupon anyway, and I don't know how to fix it. And I don't care...
As I sit here feeling so overwhelmed I'm ready to cry, the question Why? rolls through my head. Over and over again...
Why do babies get sick at the most inconvenient times?
Why do husbands leave?
Why me?
I write it out, I look it over, and I pick a place to start. And I keep going. And going. And going. I work toward that one moment when things are mostly done - even if it is only one moment.
This is my life. Right now in this moment. And really, I'm glad to be here.
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