Quarantine Us. Please!

Yesterday my ex took our 18 year old daughter to the doctor.  She definitely has the flu.  Her H1N1 test came back a "negative... maybe".  Whatever.  She has the flu and all it entails.  Headache, fever, chills, body aches, sweats, loss of appetite.

So I stepped right up and called in sick to take care of my child.  My plan was to make sure she got her fluids, clean my home, pay my bills, feed my "baby", make sure she slept plenty, do my laundry...  You get the picture.

Then my migraine started.  I slept more than she did.  I did feed her breakfast, she did down 2 quarts of Gatorade, and she took a nice long nap.  Not as long as mine, but whatever.  I managed to load and run the dishwasher.

What happened to the good old days when doctors quarantined households with contagious diseases?  I want that back!  I want a big old sign on the door that says no one can enter and we can't leave.  I want my child to be legally forced to rest and not worry about school or work when she's truly sick.  Frankly, I could use another day of napping, my laundry still needs to be done, and I still need to get my bills paid!  

Besides, I think my child and I should be taking daily naps for the next few days anyway.  Who's with me on this??

Wanted: Life Coach for Poopyhead

I don't feel philosophical today.  Nor do I feel inspirational or even cranky.  Not much fodder for a post.  I am hungry, and extremely unmotivated.  And poopy.  I so love that word lately.  It describes me without being actually vulgar.

Where is that life coach?  Anyone want to volunteer?  Anyone?  Anyone?

I Need a Life Coach or a Large Sum of Money

I'm having one of those weeks.  It started last week really, and is sort of oozing over into this week.  

Last Friday I stayed late at work, until around 7 actually, to try to catch up in my classroom.  I got a fair amount done.  Saturday I went back up to school and worked from 10:30ish until around 5.  I felt good when I left.  Every single paper graded, report cards mostly completed.  I had my lesson plans completed for the upcoming week and my materials prepped for Monday.

Then Sunday came.  I couldn't even get dressed.  I was exhausted.  I couldn't bring myself to clean house, do laundry or change the sheets on my bed.

It hasn't gotten any better.  I've been staying late to have report card conferences at school.  And now my classroom is a mess again.  The papers are stacking back up, my house is still a disaster, and I have no clean clothes.  And all I want to do is sleep.  But that seems unlikely, as I need to get one decent outfit together for tomorrow, which is conference night at school.  I will be at work until 7.   

This is not working for me.  I either need a personal assistant, whom I cannot afford, or a huge chunk of money to fall into my lap so I can retire.  Anyone who would like to provide the assistant or the chunk of money, please contact me.  Soon.  I'm running out of steam.