I'm So OVER Being Overwhelmed

Some days I really think that I should be medicated to keep me from going over the edge. This has totally been one of those days...err, weeks. And it's only Monday.

Everyone around here is still sick in some form or another. Mike went to the doctor today and found out that he has bronchitis and has pulled some muscles in his back from all the lung-wretching coughs. He is hacking and limping around like a 90 year old man. Preslie still has the same snotty nose and cough that she's had for a month. Yep, you read that right...A MONTH. She's not running fever and is eating and drinking well but this is ridiculous. She is one big ball of irritability these days and we are headed to the doctor in the morning to see if there is something else going on or if she's just going to be a whining, dripping snot bucket for the rest of the winter. My mom has the cough/cold/whatever-the-crap-this-stuff-is, too, just not quite as badly as Mike and PJ. And me, I'm pretty much snot-free but (TMI here) I can NOT stay out of the bathroom and am dragging-butt tired due to the Metformin and taking care of all my peeps.

What else? My mom had a car accident a few days ago. She's fine...her car really isn't...but it scared the life out of me. There's some family drama on the other side, too, that I don't have time to go into but is throwing a monkey wrench into my plans as well. Add in that I started babysitting my friend's 3 month old last week (who, as it turns out is great...and who Preslie is incredibly jealous of. More on that later.) on top of everything and you might see why I feel a wee bit overwhelmed and need to be medicated, too. We're just one big ol' pile of awesomeness around here. (Can you feel the sarcasm?)

I've been cleaning like a mad woman, too, trying to keep from reinfecting ourselves with whatever it is we have (and to keep the poor 3 month old from getting our funk). I have disinfected every surface in this house and in the cars, have done loads upon loads of laundry (including soft toys) and have run all the hard toys through the dishwasher but honestly, it doesn't seem to be making any difference...other than making me more tired. ;) Fingers crossed that all these doctor visits will break the hold of this nasty bug (while not breaking the bank with prescriptions, thank you very much).

To add to the overwhelming-ness of it all, we're thinking of putting an offer in on a house that's for sale near our current neighborhood. It has everything that our house does now and is about 500 square feet larger than what we currently lease, has another bedroom and a sun room and is on a quiet street. It needs some serious elbow grease and updating but the bones are really good and it's priced waaaaaaaaay under market value because the owners are in the hole. Like $50K UNDER appraisal. The only catch is that it's a short sale. Blech. That means that it could take quite a while to find out if we even have a chance at it. That's right, Kelli...add housing limbo to your already full plate and see how overwhelmed you are. Duh. Seriously, it would be great for us, so add that to your prayer list, would ya?

I know it sounds like we're going under for the last time around here but I really do think we're going to make it. ;) I AM super-duper overwhelmed sometimes but am trying to remember to take it one (whining, fussing, booger-blowing) day at a time. What do you do when you're feeling overwhelmed?? Take Prozac??? ;)