In the last three weeks, I have discovered something.
Finding balance can be very difficult.
From the moment I heard the words, “Consider yourself hired,” I hopped aboard a roller coaster ride with lots of hairpin turns and very few straight-aways.
Having a class of your own is way different from walking into someone else’s room and sitting for a day or two.
As such, other parts of my life are suffering – namely, couponing, cooking, and performing small parenting tasks.
Oh, I’ve been collecting coupons, buying papers every week and printing the online coupons that look most attractive. However, I really fell behind in getting them filed.
So, on Saturday, after Rooster and I ran errands, I sat down and made myself focus on getting this job done.
First of all, I had a huge mess to clean up after I removed the coupons from the top of a bookshelf I had been using for the last few months. I needed to take the bookcase to my classroom.
Here’s the mess I created on Friday morning…
I really know how to start my day, eh? Nothing like a mini-stroke to get yourself pumped up for a Friday. It kind of made me dread coming home.
To clean a mess like that, I knew I would need to be in the right frame of mind, so I waited, giving myself Friday off.
By Saturday, I was ready. Of course, it could have been the adrenaline rush I was experiencing from finding GREAT deals at the mall, which resulted in the purchase of two new pairs of pants and a new shirt (I only spent $51, saving over $100!!).
But I digress.
The mess. The coupons.
I took everything to my big table and got busy…
As I filed, I also trashed the expired coupons. I filled my small wastebasket (no picture though).
Finally, a couple of hours later, I was done.
My coupons were organized in a manner that befitted my anal tendencies…
So, Saturday was fairly productive. Rooster has a good lead on a weekend job. He also has a drum torque (whatever that is), a new Xbox headset, and a pair of eyeglasses on order (to be blogged about soon). He was also fed.
In the process, he and I spent three hours of quality time together (bestill my beating heart).
And, I got my coupons organized.
Balance?
Not quite, as dinner was a “find what you can” sort of meal.
But, I’m getting there – inch by inch.
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