Just me and my list of woes October 25, 2007
I’ve found a new definition for PPP (usually known as Public Private Partnership) - Personal Pity Party. That’s what I’m having today. Please join me in feeling sorry for me.
Leila is home from childcare with her cold. She has coughed so much that she’s vomited on 3 occasions. The first of those resulted in a complete change of clothes for her, me and the couch (thank god for slip covers). She’s now out of clean, dry sleeping bags and her bed sheet needs changing but I can’t find the other cot sheets yet - they’re in a box in the garage … somewhere.
I’ve had 2 phone calls from childcare about Finn. The first was because he bit another child and broke the skin. There will be a terse discussion about that this evening, but the second incident is going to make it difficult to be tough on him. Another kid (I don’t think it was the bitee) threw a hula hoop and hit Finn in the mouth. He’s going to have a fat, cut lip. The good news was that he ate all his lunch. That’s the bright spot in my day so far.
Emmylou’s eye is still bad and she needs to go to the vet. I would have done that today, but there is no way I’m attempting to wrangle a dog and a pram in the vet’s office. I shall have to see if I can get an evening appointment today or tomorrow, or maybe one on Saturday morning.
It’s raining. I have a growing pile of clothing and bedding that needs to be washed and dried. I need to go to the supermarket, but I can’t in good conscience take the sick baby out in the rain.
I have a 2000 word report to write for one of my subjects. I was going to do a first draft today. I cannot form a coherent thought about strategic planning or controlling, Fayol or Mintzberg.
I know it will all sort itself out. And I’m not really feeling all that sorry for myself. These days happen. I just wish this day hadn’t happened today.
I am sorry you are having one of those days, and hope that it gets better.
Arrgh! Those days just do your head in. I was having nearly every day like this for the last few weeks till we went away on holidays recently.
It was a badly needed holiday!
That sounded nothing like what I meant. I actually wanted to say: I just really sympathize. Those kind of days are very hard work.
Thank you both for the thoughts. Things are gradually sorting themselves out.
I have put Finn’s Space Robots Lego away pending proof of good behaviour and will be having a discussion with him tonight. There will also be no telly or computer tonight and they will both be rationed henceforth anyway.
Leila threw up again, but not as badly as previously and has brightened up a bit thanks to a Panadol-laced bottle. She’s currently yelling at her toys.
Em is booked into the vet tomorrow night and her eye doesn’t seem to be getting worse so I’m less worried about it.
The washing is gradually being fed through the drier.
The supermarket can wait until after the children have gone to bed.
And the report will just have to wait until my next child-free day on Tuesday. Not ideal as it’s due the following Friday, but it may just have to do.
I haven’t even thought about dinner so I think I’ll call Mark and see if he’s up to getting takeaway on his way home.