Exhausted

Sometimes I get on myself for being lazy. As soon as I take a few minutes of "me" time, I feel the guilt slithering in like a snake about to strangle its prey. But today, I'm physically and mentally spent. As a mom, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, we don't get a lot of time to just "chill". In the past week, I have:

• Hosted a party for 20 people
• Given 8 people birthday gifts
• 4 people mothers day gifts
• Eaten a lot of birthday cake
• Been a hairstylist (i'm a genious with a flat iron)
• Many loads of laundry (but never enough)
• been to the supermarket 4 times
• had a dead raccoon removed from the closet
• celebrated 3 birthday dinners
• dealt with 4 teenage melt-downs
• picked up and dropped off at 8 times at our synagogue
• conference call with the Cantor regarding Bat Mitzvah
• had lots quality time with my family
• did graphic design for stickers and t-shirts related to my business
• cried twice
• found one of my missing Crocs,(thanks to one daughter who cleaned up but throwing it in the bottom of a bag in the bottom of a never used closet)but can't find the other
• Spent 4 hours out of state to picking up leftovers from a recent Camp Snuggly Event
• Spent 14 hours on Saturday working at another Camp Snuggly Event
• Participated in a hebrew school program with my oldest
• Had about 12 kids visiting my yard, now that the Trampoline is in place
• Had countless other children hanging out at the house
• Made 6 jugs of lemonade in one day
• Accompanied one daughter to Storybook Land
• Bathed someone else's child
• Had 2 guidance counselor conferences
• Prepared and cleaned up dinner and desert for 9 girls ages 5 to 13
• Refereed 7 fights
• Started my blog!

Well, I know its not earth shattering. But every once in a while, I need to remind myself that I'm not a slacker. So if no one else is going to pat me on the back, I am going to take this opportunity to do so.

Good for me. And good for every mom. (Waiting mommy's too!)