"Overwhelmed"

My blog title is my word of the day. Not to pity myself, but don't we all feel this way some times?

Between couponing, making my newest additions to my online boutique, my daughter being out of school 18 out of the last 21 days, the holidays, gift making, and 80% of my family and friends having birthdays all at the same time, etc. etc. etc.

I'm OVERWHELMED!

So the repercussions of this is are one crabby mama.

I sit here today after an interrupted attempt at a bubble bath, with a cup of hot tea and a gaint stack of magazine that need to be read, trying to calm down, wondering... how do you prioritize?

At this point I'm adding to my new years resolution (it's never to later, right?):

Simplify