• For a day when I just can’t be patient
• Alternately, for a day that I’ve wasted in a book or on the computer while the kids are parked in front of the television (or throwing every toy we own out of the toy box—while a bigger mess, this does seem a lesser sin)
• On that note, for the family room, Mt. Laundry on the loveseat and, again, every toy we own piled up around the toy box
• For the rest of the house, choked with clutter that is beginning to attack me. (Seriously. I think I broke my toe last week. Don’t even ask about the bruises.)
• For my relationship with Hayden and Rebecca, when I hear them echoing back harsh words or tones I’ve used with them, especially to one another.
• For my sleep and correlated patience levels! (Hm. Related to the previous?)

Personally, I’m prone to wait for a good time to reset—after I’ve gotten enough sleep (ha! with a seven-week-old, even one that sleeps pretty well?), tomorrow morning, Monday. But, really, there’s no time like the present to try again. Aside from the need to rock Rachel’s bouncy seat constantly, I can always turn off the TV and get down on the floor to play with the kids. It would only take a couple hours to clean up the major messes in here. But I get overwhelmed by all the things that need my time and attention, and cope by neglecting them all. (A good solution, eh?)

What do you do when you’re overwhelmed? How do you hit the reset button?

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