life on the fence: the busy season

we've hit a patch of busy and are trying to keep up. it feels like every night this week and the past couple weekends, we've had stuff going on. on top of that, things are busy at work and i've got several consulting gigs in the hopper. most of it is all good stuff - birthday parties for grandparents, hanging out with friends, visiting with family, a 5k for charity, bible study group, etc., but i'm ready for it to slow down a little. some people thrive on being pushed and having constant deadlines or on lots of social stuff, but i'm the type of person that really needs downtime. without it, i begin to get worn down, discouraged and cranky. perhaps its a fault of those of us who tend to be (and like to be) homebodies.

last night i dreamt that c. and i owned a house. in the front of the house he ran a daycare business, and we lived in the back half of the house. in that set-up, i dreamt that we had zero privacy. people were always using our back door as the door to drop off their kids. parents were constantly walking through. even when the doors were locked and shades were drawn, people were knocking on the doors and shaking the handles. everyone wanted in when all i wanted was just a little quiet.

i'm so glad it's friday. even though we have a full weekend again, tonight is clear. and even though i'll probably use the time to work on my consulting stuff, at least i'll be home.