Today

There's too much to do right now.

There's parenting.

There's work.

There's the extra work of a freelance job.

There's figuring out what to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

There's packing for a weekend at the coast.

There's communicating with the landlord about house stuff.

There's remembering to order milk from the dairy.

There's nearly being overdrawn in the checking account.

There's keeping in touch with friends.

There's cleaning up toys, doing dishes, not letting the house go to hell in a handbasket.

There's laundry.

There's worrying about various and sundry things.

There's grocery shopping.

There's going for a run.

There's planning ahead for the preschool Celebration of Love and Friendship.

There's guilt about all the things that aren't being done.

There's paying bills. Oh, right, the checking account. Sigh.

There's an occasional glass of wine + TV show.

There's showering.

There's managing the endless ebb and flow of stuff in the house.

There's grieving.

There's trying to take care of myself, mentally and physically.

There's negotiating.

There's being responsible.

There's going to bed too late.

There's trying to be OK with not doing it all.

There's a constant reassessment of what is critical.

There's a continued realization that even what's critical isn't always getting done.

There's stress.

There's coffee.

There's getting upset about stupid stuff.

There's trying to do better next time.

There's gratitude.

There's giving in.

There's letting go.

There's serenity.

Sometimes, there's serenity.