(Don't) Bring in Da Funk

So as some of you may know, I tend to get pretty depressed in January.  (You can read about the most recent occurrence here.)  I’m fighting hard to not feel like that again this year and one of the ways that I think will help me to ward off the sadness is to keep a psychotically busy schedule.  As I was emailing what I’ve been doing lately with my far-away friend Kim (FYI – you can move back now) she commented that my schedule exhausts her.  I thought it would be fun if I’d capture the last week of my life here for you, dear readers.  Of course, the times are all estimates and the schedule doesn’t include stuff like work, phone calls, answering emails (for example, I got 28 church related emails on Sunday alone…28!), laundry, etc. Yes, I know you're all busy too - I'm just sharing my version of busy.

January 4 - Wednesday

5:15-6:45 Ben’s basketball game

7:30-10:30 Camp meeting

January 5 - Thursday

6:00-8:00 Hair appt

8:15-8:45 Grocery shopping

8:45-9:15 Drop off curtains at the King’s

January 6 - Friday

4:45-9:30 Ben’s basketball game (I stayed for all 3 games – when a 15 year old boy says “stay and hang out” you do just that.)

January 7 - Saturday

11:00-3:00 Bake pumpkin bars/make peanut butter chocolate ritz for tonight’s party

3:00-6:00 Hobby Lobby with sisters & mom

6:00-1:00 Party with the girls

January 8 – Sunday (get ready – this is a doozy)

9:00-11:00 Attend another ward’s sacrament meeting & Sunday school

11:10-11:20 Visit their YW to give camp announcement

11:30-1:00 Attend my own ward

1:10-1:20 Give camp announcement to my own ward

1:30-1:45 Travel to another church building

1:45-2:30 Visit with friends/wait

2:30-2:40 Give camp announcement to another ward

2:45-3:00 Travel back to my church building

3:10-3:20 Give camp announcement to another ward

3:30-6:30 Bowl of cereal, quick nap, work on script for upcoming dance festival

6:30-7:00 Travel to another church building

7:00-8:30 Dance Festival production committee meeting

8:30-9:30 Travel back to the Lyons’ house, deliver leftover pumpkin bars, eat spaghetti, chat

January 9 – Monday

5:15-10:00 Dinner at Robinson’s

January 10 – Tuesday

5:00-6:15 Impromptu dinner at King’s

6:30-8:30 Blog makeover at Natalie’s

January 11 – Wednesday

5:15-6:30 Ben’s basketball game

6:45-7:10 Drive Cindy home

7:30-9:00 Stake YW Presidency meeting at Panera

I really, really, really love my life and I prefer to have lots to do as opposed to sitting at home on my couch or you know, cleaning or sleeping.  I also know that my posting this here will make some people think I never have time for them which is so totally untrue.  I can and do fit things in whenever necessary. I also don’t want anyone to think they can’t ever call me to do something.  Got it?  Okay, good. 

So far, the crazy busy schedule is working - I've not turned into a blubbering mess at church nor am I sitting at home saying "woe is me."  There are 18 days left in the month though, so we'll see how it goes.