Muddled thinking

Today was one of those days that starts out well and as the day progresses you slowly begin to think you are losing your mind. Before you start to get too worried, let me explain. I frustrate myself. Way too much in fact. I forget way too much....especially when I feel overwhelmed with the demands of life around me. Well, today was one of those days and actually if I am honest, I have had those days often the last couple of months.

You see, it all started off well. My six year old wanted to get on the computer and so I thought I would quickly check my email and answer a couple innocent questions from people through email and viola.......something I thought would take a minute to explain takes.....uh 45 minutes!!! Notice I said questions plural....and.....people, more than one? Well, I think I was in a time warp because before I knew it, the morning was gone. Okay, so it wasn't uninterrupted. My six-year-old asked me every five minutes, "Are you done now, Mommy?" My three-year-old had a potty accident and I solved a couple of arguments, kept my eleven-year-old focused on her school assignments and mangaged to get my shower and do my hair.....but.....today I needed hmmmmmm....five of me would have been good, because all this should have been done by 8:00! Anyway, I am sure I am not the only one who has had days like this. After lunch, I was encouraged, thinking, "Okay I have about three good hours to really get something done."lol

The rest of my afternoon
1. I realized that one of my emails, I sent confirming a date this morning had a schedule conflict....that's okay just send another email to correct it, okay, done!
2. A phone call interrupted by my three-year-old screaming as he got stuck between the bed and the wall.
3. Return phone call to resume conversation that was abruptly ended (see #2)
4. More phone calls spurred on from the first to organize some things for school in the fall.
5. Ooops, ANOTHER schedule conflict, shoot, that's the person I messed up with last year.....grumble, frustrated with self thoughts, "Okay.....just send and reschedule." Allright, done.
6. More phone calls made, it feels good to be making progress.

7. Phone rings......now I don't know about you but when I have a lot going on, I sometimes have trouble keeping things straight and I know I heard the person's name on the other end but that is not what registered in my head........Yes, I had a nice conversation with this person, updating her with a lot of information for at least one minute when suddenly.......LIGHTBULB.......OHHHHH.......wrong person!!!!! LOL : ) This is the point where I am NOW completely convince that I have lost my mind! You see both people have first names that begin with , "S" and last names that begin with "Z," and for some reason my mind disregarded all the other letters in those names and thought it was the same person.........So you wonder why it is that I think I am going crazy?

I thank God for my wonderful husband who last week asked me, "Do you think you're going crazy honey?" "Yes," I answered tearfully. Thenk he lovingly said, "You're not. You just have a lot going on and you need to slow down." Sigh............I think he's right.......just not sure how to do that. : ) Well, gotta go send some emails. Pray that I get it right. : )