Relaxing---or Not , July 16, 2011

Why is it that what is suppose to be relaxing is so often not? I tried to relax a bit this morning, even slept in a bit, all the way until 6:30am. That may not seem like sleeping in, but I am usually up at 5:00am so I did good. I decided to sit and drink coffee and watch the morning news, but then I got to stressing about everything I needed to do today. By 9:00 I was on my way to Springfield to buy supplies for our trip to the lake tomorrow.Thank god we have AC in the truck because it got hot really fast. I had several stops to make and it ended up being about 1:30 before we got home. Then I finally got around to reading one of two chapters in my political science book that were do today. I was going to make a mix CD to carry with tomorrow for the ride, but that ended up being a technical nightmare. I attempted to download 33 songs, but only 3 downloaded successfully. Then time to make dinner, and back to the homework grind. Oh yeah, and trying to get ready for the lake trip tomorrow. I am a firm believer in the fact that it is better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it, so I have a tendency to overpack. We try to get everything packed except the coolers the night before, so we have all been running around like chickens with our heads cut off. I also stress about forgetting something. Earlier this summer, I forgot to pack my husband's shorts so we had to stop at the store on the way. My biggest fear is probably forgetting to pack the meat for the cookout. It's hamburgers this time, so the patties are in the freezer as they will travel better frozen and thaw out on the way. We are taking the dogs as well, so I have to remember their food, water, leads and tie out chains. I just wish that once I could get ready for a trip without stressing so much over everything. That must be part of that fear of failure. The funny thing is that everything usually works out just fine, but the stress the night before almost isn't worth it. We always seem to get to bed late the night before as well, and we get up early and try to leave by 7:30 so we can get our favorite picnic spot in the shade. Well, I did get my homework and my test done, the kids helped to load everything but the coolers just now, so now I think I will go to bed. and try to enjoy tomorrow.