I have found myself in another crushingly busy season where every day I look at the tasks on my to-do list, look at the time I have allotted for completing said tasks, and then wallow in a pit of despair because I AM TYPE A AND THAT’S WHAT WE DO. I am seriously so behind in every single area of life that I’ve decided to just make up a sort of multiple-choice form letter that I can email to people, highlighting the answers that are relevant to that particular person I have disappointed. Here’s the first draft: Dear everyone I know, I am so sorry that I have
- not returned your email
- not called you back
- not met my writing deadline
- not posted those grades
- failed to show to our scheduled meeting
- all of the above
Things are a little hectic right now, on account of the fact that
- my nanny was in Africa for a month
- my nephews stayed with us for two weeks
- my other niece and nephews are now visiting
- IT IS SUMMER
In addition, our schedule has been a bit topsy-turvy, what with
- swim lessons
- robot camp
- football camp
- basketball camp
- boot camp
- dance class
- VBS
Plus, this month has been especially busy as I’ve been
- grading papers from a graduate-level summer intensive
- catching up on guest posts I agreed to do three months ago
- organizing my circles on Google+
- digging myself out of an email wormhole that will probably never end
- doing laundry
- picking beach sand out of Kembe’s afro
- breaking up fighting children
Thanks in advance. I will get right back to you as soon as
- I’ve deleted enough emails that yours is finally at the top again
- we see each other out and I am reminded of those commitments I forgot about
- I pull an all-nighter to get things done
- you message me on facebook, twitter, AND email simultaneously (the trifecta of shame)
- when Karis enters kindergarten
How does that look so far?
