Have you ever wasted an entire day feeling sorry for yourself? I have plenty of times. Most recently, last Thursday.

The week leading up to last Thursday consisted of sick kiddos, a mean case of the lady blues, a ridiculously sore body from a workout called “High Intensity Interval Training” and I caught the yucky bug that had infected the kids meaning I had to cancel plans to finally see “The Vow” with my friend Leanne. Not the best week for me and it tore at my emotions. On top of all of that, I was sad about not being able to spend the weekend with Nester & friends at her house for the weekend.

I was full to the brim with trying to have a good attitude.

I kept this quiet for the most part. Earlier in the week I mentioned to Greg how I was bummed to miss the weekend but I kept the emotional side bottled up and shared it only with my laundry room. {Please tell me I’m not the only one who talks to themselves while doing laundry?}

Well, Thursday came and I was done. Eden and I were dressed to go shopping but we never left the house. We did spend some time outside because it was beautiful but I couldn’t shake the selfishness, the Advil wasn’t helping the soreness and I let my feelings completely ruin my day.

When Greg came home I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I apologized for my selfishness through my tears and shared with him what was on my heart.

As I’m wiping my tears away and trying to gain my composure, I get a text on my phone from Greg. He was sitting right next to me. Why the text?

It says “No more crying please. Go visit your friends. Love you.” Attached to the text was a photo of my flight itinerary for me to go to Nester’s that he had purchased the day before.

This amazing man knew what I needed and the tears poured out again. Tears of overwhelming gratitude this time for my man who loves to give good gifts.

What have I learned through this experience:

Thank you for letting me share my wasted & blown away day with you. Have you ever wasted the day away?

{ps – a recap of the weekend at The Nester’s house will come later this week!}

Starting last Thursday, we had plans. Parent/Teacher conferences. Date night dinner with friends. Friday and Saturday were both filled with having friends over for dinner and hanging out. Church. A birthday party on Sunday afternoon.

2 of those happened.

A nasty little stomach bug decided to come for a visit instead.

We managed to make to the Parent/Teacher conferences to meet each of the boys’ teachers. 7 all together. It seems their transition back to the school district here is going very well.

We did have church at home. We watched an episode of What’s in the Bible? We love these videos!

Sunday afternoon, Eden was invited to a party at Royal Tea Parties in Naperville. All the little girls got to play dress up, have their hair and makeup done and get their fingernails painted. Oh, and have some lemonade and cupcakes too! Eden had a ball.

While Eden was playing dress up, I had a little bit of time to roam around downtown Naperville. Browsed through Paper Source, Ulta {I have missed you!}, a very crowded Barnes & Noble {so crowded that I didn’t browse very long}, and stared through the window of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

Thankful for the time to quietly roam after the chaos of taking care of those attacked by the stomach bug and disinfecting the house.

How was your weekend?

If you know me well, you know that my mind cannot handle a lot of things at once. Moving and making this transition has been fairly smooth, mainly because I have an amazing husband, but I have tried to be organized from the get-go. However, I think some of the organization has become a little out of control!

I have become obsessed with sticky-notes. Also, the Reminder app on my iPhone has been very helpful. For example, I know I need to take the health form that the doctor signed to Eden’s school the next time I go, so I set up a reminder on my phone to remember to take it. An alarm will go off as I’m leaving my house. Placing items by the door, right beside my keys doesn’t work anymore. I’d even trip over it walking out the door and still forget it.

When I became a mother, I coined the term “Scatterbrain Disease” or SBD. We would blame so many things on SBD. Even my husband caught on. “Oh, you washed our white clothes with a red sock and now they are all pink? SBD.” “You went grocery shopping and had the coupons in your hand and didn’t realize it until you were loading the groceries in the car? SBD.”

Is it possible to be so organized that you’re not? I think so.

Well, here’s what this simple-minded girl has to do when organization overload happens ~ REST.

Seems impossible to even consider, but for the sake & well-being of my family and others, here’s how I REST:

1. Read. I have a slew of books that I want to read right now. This one looks interesting.

2. Knit. I haven’t really picked up my knitting needles since before Christmas. I want to finish this scarf and work on some more hexi-puffs.

3. Exercise. This is the one that will be the hardest for me.

4. Photography. Grab my big-girl camera nicknamed “Nanney” or my iPhone, and take pictures.

What about you? How do you handle organizational overload? Or maybe this doesn’t happen to you? If so, share your secret!