CAUTION...you may want to skip this pity party.

I hit a wall today or I guess you could also say my stress level hit the ceiling. I am hoping a good venting session will help me regain control of things. When I got a call from the PTA a few weeks ago asking if I would be the room mom for Benjamin's class, I knew this would happen. I do not mind being a "helper" in fact I enjoy being a "helper" being "in charge" is a whole different story. I did not give an immediate yes hoping she might continue down her list and find another mom happy and eager to accept this post. This was not to be as she called me again, this time I said ok and hoped I could handle this. So here I am in charge of Ben's class party on Friday with little help from the other parents. This on top of the last minute Christmas shopping I have yet to do put me into stress induced shut down mode. What is stress induced shut down mode?? It is basically that a whole entire day went by very, very little getting accomplished. Why when I am stressed out do I find it hard to focus? Wouldn't it make more sense to buckle down and work towards the tasks at hand? One would think that. Unfortunately that didn't happen. I kept wishing all day that it was December 26th and I was curled up on the couch reading a very good book. 8 more days and I hope to be living my day dream. Anyone have a book suggestion for me??