just a quickie (on my phone) as i lay in bed trying to while away the effects of too much caffeine. for some reason, my phone wont capitalize anything today. there's blackberry for you.....

the movie 'about a boy' comes to mind. remember hugh grant's character, the man with no real career besides wooing women and keeping to himself? i remember he looked at his days as ' blocks of time'. remember that? going to the post office- two blocks. getting my hair done and shoulders massaged- four blocks . only so many blocks in a day.

i feel my days lately have been a strange checkerboard of blocks. every second block belongs to the children and not enough are dedicated to sleep or school. once again, i am not complaining but i need to figure out a way to get my time blocks to add up to a proportionate amount.

i think every working mother has felt this way. in fact, im willing to bet that every mother since the beginning of time has felt scattered and stretched thin at times.

i read the other day on kelle hampton's blog (enjoying the small things) that you should treat your mind like a magnadoodle. just imagine youre sweeping it clean every night before sleep. i'm going to try this now. sneak in a bit of rest before the sun and my sons are up and we begin our game of blocks all over again :)