I wake up every morning and I instantly think about coffee. (I know, I know… you have told me this before) I sluggishly get out of bed (why didn’t I set the automatic timer again?) and make my way to the kitchen. I grumble about the mess the kids made in there after I went to bed. (already making for a good day, huh?) I make my coffee, wake the kids up, let the dogs out and pour a cup of coffee. I go lay back down in bed and get out my phone to check (stalk) all my facebook and twitter friends. I pull up my twitter feed and see the happenings of all my “friends” from the night before and make my way to the news of the day, which starts around 4:30am with NBC4. (I know, I know… you have told me this before)
I send out a few tweets to some people in regards to what they did last night or what their plans are for today, I post something that I think people want to know about me on facebook and then I go pour another cup of coffee. (This time I yell at the kids on my way to to kitchen for their mess, since they are awake and all) I go and sit back down in bed and check to see if anyone responded to me. (I know, I know… you have told me this before)
I take my oldest child to school and drop her off, I am usually upset by someone almost hitting me going through this neighborhood that is now occuppied by a lot of new drivers (Yay me!) and clearly their parents didn’t do a good job at teaching them how to drive. Everyday I promise myself I will do better than they did come this April with my oldest. We make our way to the high school, (stupid moms in their minivans are holding up the drop off line, don’t they know that I have important things to do today and don’t have time to sit here!) drop off my daughter and make my way back home. (very slowly due to the incompetent drivers in my town)
I walk in the door and find that my youngest has fallen back asleep (did I expect anything different?) and I start yelling at him to get up because he can’t miss the bus, I simply have more important things to do than to drive him to school today. By now my head is pounding! (Why does my day always start off so bad?) I go pour another coffee and climb back in bed, I think my phone chirped. (someone tweeted me!)
I cozy up in bed, check my facebook and twitter (I know, I know… You have told me this before) and start up some conversations. (Man I have a lot of work to do around the house) My son yells goodbye, I go see him off and lock the door, feed the dogs and sit back down on my bed. I look at all the stuff I have to do and I just can’t get motivated to do it. Work beckons, lots of work today, lots of traveling. All this other stuff is just going to have to wait. (I know, I know… You have told me this before) Man Someone is pushy!
I get myself ready for the day, come back to the computer, open my email and see that I have a crisis going on with one of my properties (imagine that) and that I have three more marketing assignments to do (on top of the two I had yesterday) and oh yeah, my inspections are due by midnight. (Seriously?) I wonder to myself “why I can’t get a days peace” (I know…I know… You have told me this before) and then my printer decides to not work. Wow, really? (OK…OK… I HEAR YOU!!!)
I kneel down beside my bed, I close my eyes and I pray… I hear you Lord, I am sorry for not listening. I know that every morning should start with a conversation with you, when it doesn’t and I put other things first, I find myself cluttered and losing control. Forgive me for not putting you as a priority in my life. Amen.
I stand up, pull my shoulders back, take a deep breath and start over. (Yeah I hear you, tomorrow is a new day, tomorrow I will start it off with you)
