Organizing Life

This year seems to just keep slipping away from me.  I can’t believe it is November already, and suddenly I went from having plenty of time till the holidays, to watching it crash land on top of me.  Had a great Halloween with the boys, had three days of parties and trick or treating!  The candy is dwindling down, and soon the kids wont be running around with this sugar buzz that apparently increases the occurrence of selective hearing syndrome.   I have gotten a lot of custom orders for the holidays, which is very exciting for me, so I’m working on getting those started and can be sure that will keep me busy.  My friends Dave and Anne are getting married tomorrow down in Texas, and we are so sad we can’t make it, it is sure to be a hell of a party.  I will be thinking of you guys!  My little Gavin just turned 1 1/2 years old, is suddenly talking and just seems to look more like a little boy and less like a baby everyday.  Also, since we live outside of town, we have to do a lot of planning for things that we need to do when we do venture into town a few times a week (takes a half an hour to get to grocery shopping and such).  Not a horrible commute, but still don’t need to make extra trips.  I admit that I am not a very organized person.  I put a lot on my plate, and haven’t yet seemed to find a way to figure out how to best fit it in a nice, neat way into my life.  It needs to happen though, cant see this chaos settling down for many years to come.    I need to work on a meal plan for the family, growing VERY tired of the same foods.  Figure if I can work out a months worth of food, that will make shopping easier, and we will be sure to get more variety in the nutrition department.  Just almost need to plan time to make the plan, otherwise it keeps falling into that “Yes, I need to do that sometime” category.  Have Thanksgiving coming up too, this is the first year that we will be without extended family.  I know I will miss some of my favorites that others have made, but now have to decide what to do with wanting to make so much food for so few people.  Then of course Christmas, which as we all know is generally madness especially now that I try to make more things, and do less unnecessary bulk consuming.   Any suggestions on what you do to make it all easier and more organized?  Perhaps I need to just shut my mind off for a bit, meditate, then I can work on it with a clearer head.  I’ll go write that down in my planner so I don’t forget.

Ready for Trick or Treating

Dave and Anne

Uh-Oh Spaghetti O's