parenting as olympic sport

[phinnia]

Broke the world land speed record for Frantic Bus Preparedness this morning; < 25 minutes from asleep to loading child onto the bus. That included a shower (for the boy) and breakfast (also for the boy) and making, but not consuming, coffee (for the parents).

I have GOT TO STOP this going to bed at midnight thing. Bad, bad phinnia.

Done so far today:

• One load of laundry (in washer)
  
• Folded one load of laundry
  
• Cleaned cat box
  
• Cleaned kitchen
  
• Cleaned both bathrooms
  
• Vacuumed living room and boy's room
  
• Three cups of coffee (consumed) and one bacon sandwich (also consumed).
  
• Called school nurse to make sure she gets forms in Sean's backpack
  
• Put away groceries
  

Must still do:

• Take vitamins and sour cherry stuff (I have some lemon ginger echinacea juice to put it in. yum, uh, I think.) Good GOD this juice is /disgusting/. I mean, DISGUSTING. It BURNS going down, for God's sake. Apparently there IS really a thing as too much ginger.
  
• Bake cupcakes (butter was frozen, is thawing to room temp)
  
• Frost cupcakes (requires cupcakes to be baked first)
  
• Run duvet through washer (+ spin cycle 2x)
  
• Run laundry through dryer
  
• Fold laundry
  
• TAKE DAMN PAIN PILLS YES
  
• Make microwave applesauce for boy
  
• Feed cats before they stage a revolution
  
• Eat lunch damnit
  
• Throw duvet in dryer
  

When you list it all out like that, it does look like a lot. Huh.


Things I MUST NOT FORGET!
Mousie's terribly late birthday gift (check!)
Box of swaps (Take out decant of Sugar Skull; is already promised to shadesong.) (check and check!)
Box of non-swaps (check!)
Travelling boy stuff (check!)
Cupcakes (check!)
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