A Panoptic of Projects and Parenting.

It's been a stressful week around here.

Mar, in particular, has been freaking out about this, that and the other,

and I think it's rubbing off on me.

Nothing like a quick blog post to put things into perspective (at least that's what I'm hoping!).

Today:

Work

(I'm so thankful for a slow day every now and then)

Wedding projects

(I'm grateful for the warm weather so I could get started on these babies)

A run to Goodwill for an outfit for Mar for the Talent Show

(fyi - green tags are 99 cents, today only. Good thing, there's no way I'd pay $7.99 for someone's old shoes).
I hope she likes it!

The Talent Show is tomorrow... one of the reasons for Mar's hypertension. 

Here's another:

Freshman meeting tonight at the high school... registration due by next week... too many things she wants to do. It's freaking me out a little that's Mar's old enough to start high school (I'm trying to mentally gear up for early morning Seminary, too).

Other projects on my plate:

Wedding favors + a wedding video (not started yet)

The 2014 Legend Ward History 

(started it on Sunday... it must be finished and submitted by March 1st)

Mar has a boatload of homework and tests this week, and has recently started piano lessons with a commitment to practice 45 minutes a day. She's stressed about letting her piano teacher down (lesson today) because she missed practice yesterday.

Bill asked if we could host someone at our house for a couple weeks.

Still trying to decided the balance between WWJD and "...it is not requisite that a [wo]man should run faster than [s]he has strength." Anxiety levels rising.

My stress + helping Mar deal with her stress = an uncontrollable urge to eat.

I've been noshing on these.

They make my stomach hurt.

I feel sick just looking at the pic.

I think I'll go sort the laundry and tidy up the loft for Mar's piano lesson.

But, as Winnie the Pooh says,

  "Let's begin by taking a smallish nap or two."