Mornings, staples, and whatnot
Today is my last day to sleep in for the next full week...I should be sleeping all day to store up all of the sleep I will be missing the week of band camp. But here I am, woke up at 8am, laid there for an hour then gave up and got up to start the day. Immediately facing me as I came down the stairs is a large box of papers that are screaming to be stapled. Oh how I hate stapling. The charts are all 9+ pages long, which means I have to spread them out on the floor and sit on the carpet, hunched over collating and stapling by hand. When I am done, I will feel like I unloaded another 200 bales of hay! The world has yet to make a fullproof (or is it foolproof?) stapler that never jams. I can get about 5 charts stapled, then he 6th and 7th will jam up. Of course that means I have to pry the bent staple out of the paper with my fingernail, breaking it in the process. Oh, life is rough! 
Today this is the last day I will spend completely by myself. Starting omorrow morning I will be surrounded by people at all times, 24 hours a day, for the next full week. That sometimes can be tough on me, I need my cave time (like sitting in the bathtub at night with a book all by myself!). It's just necessary to give me a chance to recharge my batteries and get ready to face the public again. Most people need their down time, I am sure. I will spend today stapling and doing barnwork and other chores and enjoying the silence for a while...preparing myself mentally for the stress of the week to come.
I am hungry...time for pretzels!
