The Longest Week in Recent History

Today is Wednesday. It should, by all reckoning, be AT LEAST Thursday - of two weeks from now.

I blame the weather. We've had about a hundred zillion days of rain/cold/wind/rain/cold/rain/RAIN and it's not making me a very nice person.

Let's take yesterday as a prime example. NO, PLEASE - let's take yesterday. I don't want it.

Without naming names or providing a ton of VERY embarrassing details - let's just say that my attitude for more than two days has been grumpy and irritable and if I was one of my kids, I'd be sent to bed early - probably with a sore bum, lol. And yesterday all of my pent up frustration and crankiness got the better of me and I spouted off about someone in a manner that I shouldn't have in a VERY unflattering manner (a character flaw of mine that I've been ACTIVELY addressing) and I was not only overheard but my big mouth reflected poorly on another person. 

I'm sorry. I was wrong.

And two of my kids slammed their fingers - one bad enough that we had to pry open the van door to remove her poor mangled finger - and my BRAND NEW French Press - a gift from my mom to replace the one that broke on Saturday - BROKE. And my kids were crabby and irritable and got in trouble with me and my poor husband - who was very nice to me on his day off and required nothing of me - also got the sharp side of my tongue. 

I'm sorry. I was wrong.

My weight is up - I'm blaming the fact that I just canNOT make myself get on that stupid treadmill one.more.time - and it's too wet and gross out to walk. I need the weather from a week ago back. I was in the habit of walking an hour at the beach with my husband and then coming home to lay in the hammock for a bit of time reading, as my mental health stability time. I had to pay the bills and I don't WANT to pay the bills, for that's another exercise in futility. There's laundry all over, dishes everywhere, the calendar is crammed full of events and details and things to remember and the kids keep after me with more, more, more! Mom I need, Mom can you buy me, Mom, why won't you let me, Mom, Mom, Mom, MOM! I had a crabby phone call - don't worry, I'll be blogging about THAT later this week. I got a phone call that my first pap was abnormal - but the second, REFLEX screening, is fine. Probably due to the ablation.

I need to get into a better place. I'm dangerous right now.

Comments

[Tina]

I hear ya...

[A Simple Twist of Faith]

What is it about the weather? I gained weight this week too. I feel like Daris on the Biggest loser.

[Headless Mom]

Yeah, I hear you on the weight thing. Even with (questionably) nicer weather I'm just not feeling it. It doesn't help that I need new running shoes and I can't seem to get the mojo to go out and get those either. *sigh*

[Tish]

Yikes! I'm glad that day is behind you. I think we all have those kind of days. I'm in VA too and I agree. This rain has gotta go. Bring me late spring weather, please.
Hope you get a chance to relax and refresh and to say "sorry" where needed.

[Jessica]

OUCH!!!!
I hear we should get sun tomorrow. I NEED/CRAVE/EXPECT sun in the middle of May...

[amie]

Want to come hide out in MD? I'll fix u a margarita and a nice protein shake.

[Crisanne]

Oh how I hear ya! I'm in VA too, and I am so very sick of this gray blah. Plus. PLUS. My 3 year old, who is cranky on a good day, has mono. MONO!!! I'm so very tired of it all. Let's go to bed and wake up Saturday morning, late. OK?

[Jennifer]

May is a rough month, activity wise. I feel like every day, I have to send some other random thing into school (and thus have to REMEMBER to send that item in). Plus, this weather is just not what spring is supposed to be all about. Feeling your pain. It will be June soon.

[amy]

vodka will help copious amounts of vodka

[Jenn E]

It must be something in the air cause it's been a sh*t show here in Jersey as well between the weather and other's umm well bullshit.

If vodka doesn't work try tequila.

[Amy]

any day without coffee is bad! perhaps you have another coffee maker and weren't solely relying on the french press?

hang in there. and get more rest! everything is always better in the morning :)

[UKCraftySal]

So sorry to hear this. We all get awful days (weeks) like this. Just sorry it was your turn.

[Nicki]

Hugs to you. Trust me, I understand. I had to put myself in a time-out a couple of times this week because I was just that cranky. Hopefully things will turn around for you from here on out. :)

[mm]

I have been telling people that I should come with a disclaimer this week and that anything I say or do is not a reflection on me but just the crap my family has been going through. This too shall pass.

[Christal Anderson]

My husband had purchased a very expensive glass & metal french press from Bed Bath & Beyond. The glass broke, he went back & they said that they had so many problems with that model/brand, that they just send the metal holder back and replace it with another entire french press. So, double check with where she bought it for you about replacements.

[kyooty]

I think it's time to punch something? BTW you can't have your weather from last week back I'm using it for me, ME ME! as I'm super happy go lucky walking my butt off. so far 7.4lbs of butt :p

[Debby Pucci]

Sorry about their fingers. Sending you a
((HUG)) and praying that things will get better real soon.

[Young Wife]

Sounds like you're having a rough time, but I'm seriously upset about your French press breaking!

[Katherine]

We need to ditch our kids and go to Corolla together, adult girls only! Friends allowed, family banned ha ha! (But knowing you and I, we would be missing them all in a day??)

[Jaelithe]

This entry reminded me of what was one of my favorite books as a young child - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. And WHY was it one of my favorite books? Because I'm prone to grumpiness, and I have a dangerously sharp tongue. So I guess I'm saying I can relate.

Also, I totally cried like a two-year-old when my French Press broke.

I hope next week is better! If not, you should take Katherine up on her offer.