News of the Day

I think I am losing my mind. OK you say, that is nothing new. Perhaps. But I do think I might be losing my mind.

Three reasons why, and this is just today:

1. Nicole fell off a swing and hit her head. Head injuries are causes of great anxiety in this family.
2. I had a meltdown over the cover for my Bible Study and thought about walking away from the contract (OK, that was yesterday, or maybe even the day before).
3. I had a radio interview this morning and was going nuts trying to find the confirmation and phone number and the Internet went out and I couldn't even google it.

Yes, I took Nicole to the ER so I could sleep tonight. She has a concussion.

This all started when I decided to try to be nominated for mom of the year by taking the girls for ice cream two days in a row. We went after the softball victory yesterday, and heck, it was warm out today, so decided to go back. Tianna went to the ball fields (to watch the boys) and I took Nicole and her friend. Well, she tried to jump off the swing and fell off backwards instead.

Then she complained of a headache and started to get nauseous. Not good. But thankfully she only has a concussion. I felt nauseous too. Now I can sleep tonight.

This morning was a three ring circus trying to make sure I would get on the air for the radio interview. I couldn't find the confirmation sheet with the station name and number and remembered that my contact number had a couple of the numbers inverted for the phone number. I couldn't get in touch with the publicist, and then the Internet went off...couldn't' even google the station...but all was well, they had my cell phone as a back up and got through and I called them back.

And I must be on a mission to blacklist myself in the author department. I was having fits about the Bible Study cover and was overtaken by the impulse to walk away from the contract...but I didn't...I had been under the impression that the project was delayed but they were ready to send it for typeset and given how much they had invested at this point, I couldn't do it. But I do hope they sassy up the woman on the cover because I do feel there is a serious disconnect between the cover and the endorsements. But I am only the author, and in these matters the author doesn't get a whole lot of say so. Sigh. Maybe I will post the happy looking chick who is undoing church tomorrow...sigh again.

So how does a crazed, overworked, don't want to be a writer today mom of concussed child get through a day? By going to derm clinic, of course, and having chin hairs lasered off and taking advantage once again of leftover Botox. And eating chocolate moose tracks ice cream after school.

I also have a friend who is helping me slog through my crazy, frenzied life by having her help me with the details of my life, like ridding my home of cat hair, cleaning and running errands. I promised her it would get more interesting, but in the meantime she was getting a first hand view of what being a writer chick is all about. I'm sure it's not what she ever imagined.

In the meantime I am taking notes for a screenplay...

Peace.