SAD and feeling swamped

It has been very overcast and cloudy around here lately and I can just feel SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) knocking at my door. I just sense the gloominess is near and I'm doing everything I can to ignore it. I need to come up with some happy thing to do to combat it. Hmmm...

I also feel swamped. I've gotten myself into so many projects that my head is swimming. We have fall break coming up soon and it will be nice to take a couple of days off to refocus. At this point I'm living one day at a time and barely staying ahead of laundry, dirty dishes, and grocery shopping. Today after school we have a doctor's appointment and a cub scout meeting that I'm leading (gotta remember to stop and buy a snack). Then tomorrow J has soccer practice. Then Saturday is J's last soccer game. Fortunately E's football has ended and so has J's cross country season. I wonder how long we have before wrestling season starts. Then the craziness will all start again. My evenings are just as busy and my days!

Plus, in a couple of weeks J's youth group starts their yearlong program that includes overnights once a month and lots of extra trips to church. Plus I am team-teaching the 5th/6th grade class called Jesus and His Kingdom of Equals. It is a wonderful class, but it keeps me busy. On top of all that I am an Associate which means every few weeks I have to help get the ball rolling on Sunday mornings (unlock the building, make sure teachers have necessary supplies, greet new visitors, etc.). Meanwhile in my freetime I need to rewrite some of the 1st/2nd grade curriculum. AGH! I'm not sure when I'll find time to do all this especially when I'm working so much. Heck, I'd be working today if J wasn't home sick.

Well, I'm off to brew a fresh pot of coffee and try to sort things out. At least I love all the things I'm doing...