Realizing YOU'RE the idiot

Ok so do you ever have those times where you are just shooting off your mouth about something only to realize you actually have it twisted and you are wrong? Story of my week ha ha ha.

So I am driving down the highway, and mind you this has been months in the making....In our great little area they have these roads that your tax dollars built, buuuuuut that was only a rental fee apparently because you also have to pay to drive on them every time you use them. Yes that is right, you somehow manage to continue to pay for them over and over and over and over and over and over and over again...get it never ending.

So yeah anyway I am getting upset because they are working on these roads that I seem to be paying a second mortgage for every time I drive down them ( I am not bitter at all about the charges for this, can you tell)? Now as these roads are being fixed they came up with the nifty idea of an express lane. I must say if they are going to screw us at least they thought of this one courtesy. See this lane works by allowing people that are going a further distance the option of getting in lane (which could stand to be widened, I'm just sayin) and driving without dealing with all of the off and on ramp traffic.

This is kind of a neat idea except those times when you miss your exit because you should have gotten out at the last exit since there isn't one for the road you need, so you end up going 10 miles down the road only to turn around and head back down the opposite direction. Of course not before getting robbed an extra time for your stupidity as you are utilizing another entrance which of course is worthy of another surcharge (everything has it's price right).

Anyway I am getting off track here, so for months and sadly there is no exaggeration here I am telling the truth. I do mean months, I have been entering the express lane through the same entrance now and I always felt it was a little awkward to get into. In my mind I cursed the ninnies who decided this is how it should be put together. I can just here myself in my head that was stupid, who thinks of these things, Some one flunked out of architec school, I hope this dummy was fired when he finished this project, and many other less clean grumbles but you get my drift.

I just happen to be talking on the phone one of these days as I am driving along. This guy is giving me trouble about getting in, and I am just goin to town on him, I mean really giving it to him. "Hey move over numb nuts, nobody cares about the rush that you're in, have some courtesy! What a blankity blank blank! Now oops I forgot to mention my mom is the person on the other end of the line. She about has a heart attack as she screams what?! I said oh sorry some jackwad is just trying to block other people from getting into the express lane, the nerve of some people. As this has happened now about 3 or 4 times where I am on the phone explaining to people the ignorant trash that is on our roadways and how rude they are just because they never want to let me in when I am trying to get in the express lane. No No the fact that this occurs on a regular basis was not a all the LEAST bit alarming to me. We continue on. This time I am talking to my sister an I am giving the whole we are the world speech you know, We all have to share this lane, that is so inconsiderate that people are like that, I can't believe he wouldn't just let me in and now he is yelling at me I am going to just pray for him cuz that's just ugly acting and I am not stooping to his level (this time).

Then for some reason probably about the 99th time that I had committed this offense, I get into yet another shouting match with myself being the only person that can hear me, but that jerk that cut me off is darn sure seeing my hand gestures, when suddenly.......... a light bulb goes off................Waiiiiittt......OHhhhhhhh this is only for exits! lol No wonder it was so hard to get in here and everyone was so pissed at me!

......yup it's official, I'm the idiot

The Balanced MPU

At what point does one receive the magic calculation to the perfect balance in life? Work, kids, marriage, kids, house, kids, kids kids kids, school, kids, myself? How does this all work out? When do we get the much needed "me/mommy" time? I sure hope the answer is not what it appears to be =NEVER!

I find myself having a good run where all things seem to be going along smooth sailing, "You need a costume for school? Sure no problem I will whip that up right now in my 6 inch heels, Here is a tasty low calorie healthy dinner family...;)Enjoy, I am going to hit the treadmill for about an hour in my pearls love you guys". All is well Donna Reid and Betty Crocker have converged to create MEGA MOM, I am able to get done all that I need to without spazzing out. Then out of nowhere that worm virus downloads itself into my well though out plan and one kink gets thrown in the system and suddenly all goes awry. It's like I love Lucy in the chocolate factory, I am constantly eating the chocolates to try and catch up (have you seen my hips lately?) when there appears to be no end in sight with zero time not only for what I want to do but, not a spare moment to get anything done. Immersed in the woman windows mainframe I begin to spin with any and every emotion one could ever experience. Then suddenly after my mother mainframes issues a message of sytems overload which usually means I break down in tears for at least a 3 day "maintenance run" I am able to get back on track. Frankly I would like to skip the whole tears and frustration scenario and just find a system that works! I want time to work out, time go out with my husband, time to do my homework, and time to be the awesome mom that bakes cookies and sews clothing without breaking a sweat. Who do I contact about taking notes on this because the time that I currently have in a day is simply not enough. I have tried dropping the things that are considered less important but they always stay there in the back of my mind as important things that aren't on my list of things to do. I wish there was some Excel Formula that I could use to make it all ok. Moms+to do list-freakout+perfection+additional time=sum of Nirvana. Anyone got something like that? I thought not, I will keep searching and let you know when I figure it out.

Had somewhat of a productive weekend. Made time for the kids to do "fun" stuff like play outside and go to the fair. Got homework done, you know I just cancelled that whole sleep thing that a normal person gets about 8-10 hours, I felt 4 was sufficient, walking zombies are more productive than you think. I Made a couple of dresses for life force sucker #1 codename princess, and a costume for life force sucker #2 codename difficult who has an Alphabet party at school, of course that meant turkey dogs for dinner in order to get the Mother's day shopping and a load of laundry done. In the back of my mind though I just kept thinking things have been flowing too well which of course just means that there is the forefront of a storm brewing in with a new breakdown sure to rear it's premenstrual, overworked, overloaded head. Spewing dirty dishes, a tornado of dirty clothes, and tears on the horizon...I can feel it. oh yes I feel it coming.