This week, my husband and sons have been gone to Scout camp. People keep asking me how I'm enjoying my "vacation". Truth is, I'm not sure I know how to take one! Oh sure, I talked big about all the stuff I was gonna do (go to the movies by myself, clean and organize the whole house, take 2 hour long baths, go shopping all by myself, catch up on MY shows on the DVR, etc). Big plans!
Yeah, I haven't watched a single show on my DVR this week. I HAVE just about conquered Mt. St. Laundry, but that's all the housework I've done. I've babysat everyday this week, 4 boys under 10, but none of them are mine and all of them are gone by dinnertime! And I've gone to my friend's house to watch Firefly most evenings this week (yeah, that show is NEVER gonna get old). I never made it to the store. I still taught at church Wednesday night, I still took care of the dogs and the cats, and I even took a few minutes to try my hand at "advice columnist"! Ironically, that is all about taking time for yourself and taking a break sometimes. Whoops.
I just can't stand to be bored. I think that's why I have a pathological need to bite off more than I can chew. I do it with school, work, big projects around the house, etc. I feel like I'm being lazy and useless if I sit around and do nothing. And there's a time for being lazy and useless, don't get me wrong, but I couldn't stand doing a whole week of it. I've had a few little "wins" - I've stubbornly refused to bake anything or cook dinner at all this week (been too hot anyway), one night I had a milkshake for dinner(!), I've stayed up as late as I wanted (and paid for it the next morning, but oh well), and I've drank as much coffee as I feel like without having to share the pot. So I guess I've acted like your average college kid this week.
Next week, things will be "back to normal". My boys will be here to bicker and argue. I'll have 6 boys to entertain and moderate. I'll have to make sure dinner is made and on the table at a certain time, and I won't be able to hang at my friend's house until 1 AM. The laundry will pile back up again and I'll be grossed out by the bathroom within minutes of their arrival. I'll go back to counting down the days until school starts. I'll be planning my youngest son's birthday party and spend my evenings catching up on Falling Skies and So You Think You Can Dance with my hubby, because I've discovered that watching my shows with him is much more fun than doing it alone. I'll be back to being "me" next week, so I guess you could say I HAVE had a vacation this week, from my normal "real life"...it just didn't go the way I planned - and really, what vacation ever goes as planned?
If you don't have this show, you need it.
That is all.
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