ebb and flow

statistically, things aren't getting any less stressful, but I must be adapting in a charming darwinian fashion to the chaos level of my life these days, because it is beginning to feel manageable. We stopped at the storage unit tonight and I realized that it will take me approximately 15-20 more trips with my tahoe to get it all, if I do two trips each day after work, that is about 10 days worth of moving, which brings me right up to my deadline to be out of my storage unit, and makes me so tired I want to throw up. I am thinking one good day with Trent (new and best landlord ever)'s trailer, I could possibly do it in 5-6 trips, and that is only mildly exhausting. Assuming I can figure out how to load and move the table that three guys struggled with by myself. Well, with Kizzie.

Stephanie C. is coming to save me. For $30 a day, god willing subsidized by the state, I will have someone to herd the kids around, maybe help to get us settled in, and get the school year off to a rolling start while I cram as much overtime in as possible before the end of the federal fiscal year. Again, exhausting, especially when I think about my school starting at the end of this month, any kind of after school sports for the kids, and finding an EMT class to squeeze in somewhere. No wonder I kept falling asleep today. At work. I mean, when else would I sleep?

Aspen's pink eye is finally starting to clear up. Just as I was preparing myself mentally for another trip to the urgent care. I think we might have it under control. Please god. Kiz has been a big help to me, even though I am still stressed and crabby. I will have to think of a way to make it up to her. Halle is in DC, and grudgingly finally responded to my worried texts that she had in fact arrived safely after traveling cross country alone. More good news: Truck is super happy here. His face is happier. It's weird. He still gets stressed when we drive away, but he's starting to figure it out that this is home now. But he seems like such a different dog. Maybe it's having the kids back too. Anyway he's a peach.

Just another month or so of major social, financial, technical stressors and we should be in the clear. I am really really excited about the morning I get to sleep in. Not sure when this will be, exactly, but I am excited nonetheless. But now my eyes won't stay open...