I’m like, sooooo domestic y’all

Every blue moon I get really motivated to do a bunch of house-and-home-and-make-my-husband-happy type-0-stuff…

Especially when said husband does not eagerly anticipate my going on two trips in the next two weeks.

It seems if I can convince him that I, in fact, do have it all together: can keep the house clean, cook meals-in-plenty for later, prep for my conferences and do all our laundry then he’ll somehow be happy(ier) about my going away.

This was not usually an issue when there was just 1 child between us, but now there are two and I dare to say Mr. Mom may be pee-ing his pants in anticipation & worry. He basically had a seizure just talking about having to make a vegatable for dinner for three nights.  Oh.  my.  goodness.

It’s as if we don’t have a working microwave & I’m forcing him to cube 10 potatoes, boil and mash them.

So, instead of doing my Unsqueezed book club post today or yesterday (I’m sorry!!!), I spent most of the last two days trying to cook like 7 dinners to freeze, all of our laundry, opening the last 2 weeks of mail, paying bills & cleaning everything.

Why is there still so much left to do before I leave?!  Can’t all this work do itself for crying out loud?!

Ran spent all day outside with Dave doing yard work, so Rhys & I had a fun day together.  At one point he spent 45 minutes pushing a chair around the kitchen floor.  Not exactly ideal but anything to keep him happy so I could get all this junk done!

I made: Apple Squash Bake, Stuffed Acorn Squash, Meat Loaf,  Spicy Taco Dip & a Sweet Potato Salad.  I’m so sad I will not partake of these meals! 🙁

I’m a bit tired.  Wondering if I’m going to be able to keep my eyes open in my 4.5 hr. drive.  Wondering —again— if I can do these work trips while my little Rhys-y bear is still such a little munchkin.  Wondering —again— if all this craziness is worth it.

On a better note…I spoke last Thu. night at Grand Valley State University —hence, being so redonkulously behind on my all other junk.  It went pretty well.  I’m wishing though, that I had planned better last week with house & work.

This morning I had to spend a precious 1.5 hours finishing a really important work report that was past deadline.  I could just kick myself in the face for that.  I hate working on Saturday b/c of poor time management.

All right, I understand that this post is b – o -r – i -n – g… & only getting worse.

good night & good day.

My sincere apologies, my young patawans.

P.S. Hope to get to my book club post tomorrow!

Later gators,