colliemommie | (no subject)

Someone needs to put me in time out. Please.

I am feeling so burnt out lately. I'm not at my most energetic right now, and I am getting worn down with taking care of people. I'm moving from being tired fromtaking care of everyone to being tired oftaking care of everyone. And I don't want to get resentful or bitchy, but I'm not seeing much of a place to cut back.
The kids need me. Period. And Bruce needs me to do what I do so he can do what he does so we have money. And dad is physically unable to take care of himself. He has too much money to get care assistance, and too little to pay out of pocket for assistance.

I may have to cut back on Jack. I really enjoy spending time with him, but it takes me 45 minutes one way to pick him up. Even if I drop him off in Ambridge to take the bus the rest of the way home, I still spend over two hours driving him each day he comes over. And he eats like a horse. Maybe one day a week will have to be enough. He helps out when he's here, but between 3 days a week with him, 3 days a week with dad, and church stuff on Sundays I can't catch a break.

If anyone has ideas I haven't thought of, I'm open to hearing them. I feel like my brain is shutting down. I left my Kindle on top of the car today. I also lost my boots last week and found them today in the bin with the Christmas wrapping paper.