debate day
I left Bobbin in tears. Meaning, she was in tears and I was in tears. Our new Preschool has very limited parking, and so if the director sees your car has been out there for "a while", as is the case this first week of Bobbin attending by herself, they tell you you need to get a move on. They're polite and all, but it broke my rhythm, and after having to pull myself away from the pleading hug to not go to work and then mustering a cheerfully sunny smile and wave from the car before breaking down into tears of my own, I headed in to work.
Debate: Go to work and lose myself in hopeful productivity, or go home and lose myself in my king size bed cover. I called Tim and have him remind me why I don't suck as a mother AND an employee / senior manager.
at 2pm my head was filled with snot, my eyes were glazed after staring at budget spreadsheets all day. I can only breath through my mouth. My head is pounding.
Debate: Leave work early on a friday; who's gonna notice, Stay and get my budget stuff done so I don't have it hanging over my head, which already has a cloud of snot hanging over it right now. I cranked out the budget stuff, kept my scheduled 1:1s. Headed out at my usual 5pm.
By the time I got home, after chugging down a large bottle of organic fresh squeezed orange juice in the car, I started thinking about plans for the evening.
Debate: Stay home, take a really long, hot, aromatherapy bubble bath, wrap myself up in my big cozy bathrobe, and snuggle under the covers of my big cozy bed while Tim takes Bobbin to D,B, and Z's house for friday night. Or do I give myself a break and enjoy a nice dinner with friends while Bobbin (hopefully) plans with Z and E. Iwas feeling better by the time I got home, after all that orange juice, and chasing it down with an Airborne fizz, that I decided to wash my hands thoroughly and join the gang.
On the drive, we listened to the presidential debate. Well, as well as we could with a 3 year old belting out songs from the back seat. It's ok, we recorded it. And so once we got Bobbin in bed at 9:45am we turned it on. Tim went to bed before it was over but I plowed through all 90 minutes of it. It was alright. I tell ya, the one I'm REALLY looking forward to is the vice-presidential debate!
Here's something I won't debate: I'm tired. Heading to bed.
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