Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Need a swift kick
in the you-know-where. I spent so many months on the rollercoatser of selling our home and preparing to move turned leasing our house out and still moving that when we got here...I just sorta DUMPED everything and decided to take a break. Ive been doing all the usual day to day stuff--meals, dishes, laundry, appointments, phone calls, diapers, meds, tpn..etc... But I haven't done things like...oh I dunno GET READY FOR A LICENSING INSPECTION. Not only have I not gotten ready for it, I haven't even filled out the papers, mailed or made the appointment. I'm waiting for a pack of social workers to show up at my door--and if they did it wouldn't be good because I am no where near ready. I have however learned 3new hoop tricks and spent hours(as many as 11straight last night with Rae) playing guitar hero 2. I'm just so tired and so not interested in unpacking the garage and locking up all the tools, garden equipment and chemicals. Who wants to install locks on cabinets or figure out how to childproof the stairs? Who wants to install fire extinguishers or smoke detectors or escape ladders? Who wants to write out emergency disaster plans and find all the numbers to the local utility companies? Who wants to write out a page about why they'd want to be licensed foster parent years into it---I'm not as optimistic as I once was. Who wants to do all that when...they could be playing guitar hero or learning new awesome hoop tricks? I guess the person who wants to oh...KEEP THEIR CHILDREN, and oh I dunno NOT have social workers show up unannounced to do an inspection without an appointment. I guess that's who. boo hoo.
5 comments:
There should be a grace period, I mean, you just moved! I know what you mean about that swift kick, I could have worked a little harder earlier on my current project and avoided spending the past few nights up till all hours trying to get it done before friday.
sigh.
Here's to procrastination!
J.
I know how you feel. Sometimes I feel like hiding from the mountains of laundry and dishes.
Eventually I trudge through breaking it down into smaller projects that seem less insurmountable.
But I need a swift kick right now too. I leave for a three week vacation in less than a week.
hey calm down they will cut you slack you just moved,,, good luck hang in there.
Can I email you? I'd love to chat about fostercare sometime. When you get a chance in between unpacking and doing all your paperwork, that is.
Uh, Oh... do you really have to do all that over again?? I mean besides the obvious safety stuff? Why do you have to re-write crap?
Our licensor just showed up took a look around and that was that!
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