Can I just PLEASE get a break?!

Woke up this morning after five hours of sleep. My cats successfully slept in my room without driving me batty, waking me up at two in the morning only to throw them in the bathroom; literally, but gently. I couldn't believe they slept!

Singing this morning went pretty well. Although somehow in the second service my mic was turned off. I wasn't sure if it was the sound booth or not, so I turned to Luanne (the ensemble/choir director) and she turned it on for me while I was singing..fun. Even with the hiccups I think it went fairly well. Although I was really tired and still am. I nodded off during prayer too for about 10 or so seconds.

So...I finally get home after being at church for nearly eight hours. I decided to clean up, I really want to make cookies, but I just don't have the energy to do it all by hand; I don't have a mixer yet.

Blah, blah, blah, I decide to get my bills paid....I find one that's overdue. Not to mention my sister had a bill of mine that she did not give me right away, and so that may be late too. Oh, but wait! My mortgage was due on the first and I have it set up on automatic payment from my checking accout....yeah, they didn't draw, so I get to figure that out tomorrow. And yet again...there's more. I have to renew my hygiene license; apparently I'm supposed to have 15 hours of continuing education to renew. I don't have that. I JUST got out of school and have been working my a$$ off since I got a job. So.....I get to lie to the department of health, because I can't practice without a license and they may or may not request documentation of these continuing education courses. I feel sick to my stomach thinking about it, but what else can I do? I can't lose my job. The worst thing that will happen is I will have so many days to complete 15 hours of CE to make up for my lack of documentation.

I am frustrated....but in an oddly calm way. I don't like the feeling of chaos, and that is exactly what I'm feeling. I have so much to do, with so little time. I'm working five days this coming week, four the next while turning 21 and having four performances, and then working five days the week after that, and then I get to try to fit in Christmas in the next week after that!

I need some prayer. I feel as though I'm a fairly strong woman by the grace of God, but I have too much of my plate right now and I can't get rid of any of it. Isn't this time of year supposed to be happy and joyful? It seems as though the media has sucked those parts of this season out! I for one am choosing to focus on the love of God through His wonderful gift of His Son.