A Mommy Story

(Haiku Friday is once again hosted at Janny’s little slice of the internet this week!)

So, lately it’s pretty obvious that I’m overwhelmed. I’m still not used to working full-time away from home, I’ve had a big project with SavvySource that took more time than I expected, and Cordy and Mira are home for two weeks before school starts for the year.

Add in financial stress from discovering that Cordy’s summer camp, which I was led to believe would be mostly covered by respite funding, actually will result in a $1300 bill for us because respite will only cover about $120 of the cost. We don’t exactly have $1300 sitting around, and if we did, we’d be applying it to the social skills class Cordy’s psychologist is recommending.

Oh, and I’m taking my license exam to officially become a Registered Nurse on Monday. Oy. I’m quickly turning into a ball of stress with a short fuse, and that’s not good for me or my family.

It’s enough to makes me want to disappear and forget my stress for a little while.

And so we are running away. At least for a weekend. (Longer would be nice, but I’ll take what I can get.) We’re joining the legions of geeks descending on Indianapolis for Gen Con, a gaming geek convention. Aaron will be doing interviews with companies for his website, while I’ll be talking with the few game designers who are featuring games for preschool kids. And I’ll be doing lots of zoning out, too. And looking at people dressed in pretty costumes, as well as unfortunate costumes. Because it’s always a mixed bag – some people dress for their body type, and some people are 50-year-old men with stubble dressed in Sailor Moon costumes, complete with heels and lipstick. *shudder*

I’m hopeful this small escape will help me center myself and prepare me to take on the world again. If only Gen Con offered free massages by guys who looked like Johnny Depp.

How do YOU deal with overwhelming stress? I’m always looking for new ideas.