I’m a hot mess. Totally overwhelmed. Burnt out. Either running around trying to figure out which direction to go in or immobilized, needing to do absolutely nothing. I also feel grateful for everything I have, for my kids and everything they do, for the person I have grown into, and for the lessons I continue to learn. I imagine my brain with 168 tabs open all at once ALL THE TIME. The schedules for 5 different baseball teams and a lacrosse team. Which classes am I teaching each week and at which locations? What days and times can I schedule my clients around needing to pick my kid up from his practice that always runs late? How do I fit in accomplishing everything I wrote on my 2026 Bingo Board and promised myself I would do this year? I need to clean my office and mail out gifts I forgot I still had from Christmas. I need to buy paint for the bathroom renovation. Is it a pain in the ass to pull up linoleum? There were 32 mini Rice Krispy treats in that box I bought last night. How are half of them missing? Which child ate way too much sugar today? Those flowers my boyfriend got me are absolutely gorgeous. I really need to stop to smell the flowers more. I think I’m almost out of moisturizer. I should get myself the good kind at Ulta this week. I need an oil change. Where should I go that I won’t feel like they will try to screw me just cause I’m a woman? Did I put the clothes that were in the washer into the dryer? What can I make that’s healthy for dinner tomorrow? Omg Easter is next weekend and I still need to put together Easter Baskets. Wtf Kelly! I wish I could stop my random foot pain. What will my theme be in my yoga class? Can I fit in a lunch break with a friend this week? I have a few people that I really want to catch up with. I need to remember to order the dog’s heartworm chews. I need to write out some checks to pay the water bill and my excise tax I keep forgetting about. Will my skin ever stop being so itchy? I thought the hormone replacement therapy was supposed to help. Thank God it helps me sleep. When could I try to go line dancing this week? I know I need to make time for me. That mom guilt really sucks. What else could I be working on to bring in more income? I wish the island sink would just drain already. What the heck is stuck in there anyways? I haven’t worked on that puzzle I started right after Christmas. I really should finish it so I can get it off the kitchen table. I should really slow down. I need to take things one at a time. I probably should do some yoga. I will feel more centered. Do I have time for that?
Sound familiar? If you have ever felt alone in your thoughts and responsibilities, fear not for research tells us this is all way too common…
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