One Hit Wonder

Hi!  Hey there, how are you???  Where have you been???

Okay, okay, I know, the better question is where have I been...I'm not going to lie - a little Facebook game called Bejewelled stole chunks of my life between January and June.  But now I'm rehabilitated.  Mostly.  But surely a computer game can't be responsible for the loss of 6 whole months, you say.  You're right.  Actually, I'm happy to report that there have been books - yes, actual reading! -  as well.  About 12 of them, in fact.  Granted, they were mostly the complete Sookie Stackhouse series.  But still.

And of course there's been T.  Running, jumping, climbing, crying, laughing, talking (!), not-sleeping, attention-soaking T!  I'm not complaining, but if there is one thing I've learned in the past 22 months that has been full compounded by the last 6, is that as a mother, I can only have one hobby at a time.  Maybe it's a testament to my sucky organizational skills (potential future employers, please disregard!) but I find that if I'm reading, I can't write; if I'm writing, I can't garden; if I'm gardening, I can't bake; if I'm baking, I can't watch a TV series; if I'm watching TV, I can't play Words with Friends on my Ipod...and so on.  There just simply isn't any time.

I'll be honest, there is a lot more Ipod playing than non-utilitarian baking or gardening going on.  In fact, my Ipod has been threatened by S and actually taken away by T in order to get me to focus.  There's nothing like a 2 year old prying technology from your desperate grasp and laying it on the side table, saying "Mommy, play!" to really drive the point home!  S thinks it's merely a Facebook addiction, but I don't think that's it.  It's just that the adult interaction and link to the outside world that the computer/Ipod/Internet-in-general provide are very welcome after a long day of dealing nearly exclusively with people whose height range is from my knee to my hip.  For some reason, seeing the day through the eyes of others really helps me unwind.  It's a giant "How was your day?"

These are all probably poor excuses for a lengthy absence that I sort of promised wouldn't happen.  But, I'm going to try to do better in the near future.  And if you see me on Facebook, tell me to shut up and get back to blogging!