Just One of Those Days

OK everyone - this is how I unwind. You know, I really don't know what my problem has been today, but I have been so irritated with everything. I think it all started Sunday during an insane Sacrament meeting at church where Christianna acted as bad as she did when she was a toddler! Chris was called into work for a nasty accident, so I was flying solo on this one. Just as we were singing the opening hymn, I could hear screaming/goofing off voices down the hall. Turned out to be my girls. Once we all got in and seated, Christianna didn't like where I put her & she just took off! I was so frustrated. Later on, as I recapped the incidents from the afternoon, Chris informed me that he would be working Monday - his normal day off - he wanted to take an overtime shift without burning a holiday or vacation pay on Tues. So that was a great set-up for my Monday.

First of all the girls took about 3 hours to clean their room, which looked like a major bomb had exploded. Also, the whiny argument voice & tattle tales where driving me towards a strong drink, which only materialized into a cold glass of water. Then top off that with the "no Dad around" issue & you have a recipe for not-so-good things. Yippee. So, as you can see below, I needed some alone "me" time.

I find a dark room (the bathroom is really the only place where it can be completely dark) and then lay down, legs & bum up against the wall, lay my palms up and close my eyes. (FYI: I added a few blocks of rich dark chocolate to my routine.) Whenever Chris finds me here at the end of work, he knows to leave me alone & make sure the girls don't get close. At this point, I cannot be held responsible for my actions. Seriously, I will plead insanity.

Well, I just topped off my night by burning a bag of popcorn in the microwave - I have never seen smoke billowing out of our microwave EVER until today. I told you - something is totally messed up here.