Professionally, I'm an engineer who works full time and then some selling valves to petrochemical and power plants. But what I also do is help my hubby with his business this time of year. He's a custom home builder and in May, he puts a home in a Parade of Home Tour. To show well, the home has to be furnished and decorated, and that's my job. I had to pickout all the furniture and have it ordered by a local furniture store who will allow us to show it for the advertising. We will also need rugs, lamps, plants, placemats, table settings, bath accessories, everything it takes to make a show home. Some of the items we buy and return after the show, some we borrow, some come from our own home. A local artist is allowing us to display some of her paintings. It's quite a project. Then during the tour, I help him staff the home.

We also have vacation planning...church activities....we're getting a used 5th wheel RV ready for one of our daughters to live in at college next fall...we're selling a piece of property and some of my stuff is still in the buildings...we're trying to sell our home so we can build again either here or in another city. It just seems like there is a lot to do that takes time away from sitting here at the computer. And of course, we all have to deal with cleaning and laundry.

This is probably much more detail than you wanted. We ALL have busy lives and sometimes think ours is busier than others. I just get tired and stressed at times, like everyone does, and lately, I've been a bit extra stressed, not over anything really important, just the day to day stuff of life.

Wow Marilyn!!! That sounds so exciting. I know it must get stressful, but that seems like a job many would LOVE to have. :) I'm sure it will come together beautifully and everyone will just love it!

I'm sorry you are stressed right now. I've been pretty stressed too lately...just end of semester stuff and I've not been feeling great physically. I know it's hard (and we've even had a thread about it!) but try not to let the stress get to you. Everything will turn out wonderfully! *hugs*

Now that I think about it, Rebecca has been missing too! We need our make-up specialist!! :(

Girls I am guilty of being awol to!! I am a realtor and the spring market is picking up. I have been going to closings and working with buyers and sellers.. Not complaining, I will catch up after Easter on the posts... If I don't post .. Happy Easter to all!! :) :)

Hope you get to feeling better soon, and that it is nothing serious. Also hope you do well making it through the end of semester stuff, and then you have your scholarship possibilities. How exciting!! Life can be exhausting at times, but as long as we don't lose our focus on the important things, we'll make it through. Will be thinking of you!!

Thanks Marilyn. You are such a sweetheart. :) I always get stressed this time of the year, but I always make it through alright and somehow I've managed to keep a 4.0. I think if I lost it I would be much less stressed cause I wouldn't feel such a strong desire to maintain the "perfect" GPA. Maybe getting an A- would be a blessing in disguise. lol. Life IS exciting right now, for many of us it seems!

What a good reminder! Sometimes I let the little things take my focus of the important things and I will definitely work on that. :)

Thanks for such a sweet post. You made me smile tonight. :D

I'll be looking forward to all of your posting after things slow down! We miss you!

It will be nice to have you back! Looking forward to your posts :thumbup:

Happy Easter to you and Gucci :) :)

That sounds like so much fun. I love to decorate!! It would be fun to actuall do a house for show! I'm sure that it keeps you really busy with everything else that you're doing though.

Wow Marilyn, you ARE busy!

Right now my life is pretty relaxed in that I'm not working, my kids are grown so I don't have to keep tabs on them, etc.

Having time to plant flower seeds, searching for the perfect carpet for my living room, and such is kinda fun when I don't have to feel rushed.

Guess I'll take advantage and catch my breath now while I can. LOL

I would love an afternoon to plant flower seeds. *sigh*