Right Now It's All A Bit Overwhelming

It is currently sometime after 1:00 am. I went to bed before 10:00 pm, feeling tired. I almost dozed off once. I did not fall asleep... at all. Right now I am wide awake wishing that my eyelids could get heavy again. No such luck. So posting just seemed like a good thing to do. Even at this hour.

Being out sick for the end of December / beginning of January is bad news if you are responsible for quarterly and end of the year financial reports and end of the year payroll reporting. Yup, that's me. Today I went back into work for a bit and spent most of the time there (5 hours) just sorting through and and opening mail. And it's time to start printing the W-2s and 1099s. Whoopee! That makes me feel better.

Poor Rhodent was as sick as a dog
Though she sounded much more like a frog
She coughed and blew
And sneezed a lot, too
Her brain more resembled a bog

But she had those forms to complete
And the bills spilled all over her seat
W-2s to be done
Twas not to be fun
Just too may deadlines to meet

But Rhodent would not be dismayed
Over work that she could not evade
She relentlessly tore
Through those bills and much more
After all that is why she gets paid!

This week I need to accomplish a few things besides catching up at work. Somehow I don't think they will all get done. I need to rent a storage unit. I have a hair appointment (can't miss that!). My mother's birthday is Friday, and I will getting off work early to go to her favorite restaurant to celebrate with her. I need to set up attorney and financial advisor appointments. I haven't done laundry for a few days and the underwear drawer is starting to look like it needs to be replenished very soon! I neeeeed to read all of my favorite bloggers posts... daily. The cats feel that they are being shortchanged on their quota of TLC, and they don't put up with that for long. The Christmas tree still needs to come down and the ornaments and decorations put away. Add to the above the rest of the need to cook, eat, shower, sleep and "other stuff" and you can see why I am a bit overwhelmed. And it is already Thursday.

I may have put on a few pounds over the holidays... so it probably was helpful that I have been sick and not feeling much like eating. I won't say that my clothes are back to fitting the way they should. They are not, but I am working on it.

I fixed a fabulous chicken lemon soup for dinner tonight, and probably lunch and dinner tomorrow... perhaps another meal or two over the weekend. That is the problem when you make homemade chicken soup... there is so much of it. Maybe next time I should make Cornish game hen and lemon soup. That might work better. At any rate it tasted yummy, feels great when you are sick, is healthy eating, and is low in calories.

Since I have to get up for work later this morning, and it is now 1:50 am, I think that I will try again to get to sleep. There's always an infomercial or two available at this hour.