Just when you think you're catching up

Starting Saturday, my neck began to ache. Not really my neck I guess, but that fleshy area between your neck and shoulder. Trapezius. That's it. So finally Monday morning I decided to call a chiropractor. I saw him that afternoon and the relief from the visit lasted until bedtime. I awoke this morning still with a stiff neck and shoulder. AND a stuffy nose, watery eyes, plus, just feeling very tired on top of it all.

It figures, you know. I'm making headway with work and was gearing up mentally for the stuff I'd like to do around the house after my work obligations were met AND BAM! SICK! Yay.

Tomorrow is going to be hectic for me. I have to drop Monkey off at 8:45, have a chiro appointment at 9:10, have a meeting at work at 10:00, have a vet appointment for my hyperthyroid cat at noon, have to pick Monkey BACK up at 1:45 so we can make his 2:15 appointment for his 9 months shots which are already late because I didn't make the appointment until a week before he should have had them. So when DH asked if I made a doctor appointment, I got a little flustered. WHEN AM I GOING TO FIT THAT IN?!!!

I was hoping to work some tonight but Monkey refused to go to sleep until about a half hour ago. I started work and my head hurts so much from the sinus pressure that I just couldn't concentrate. So instead, I decided I'd write a poorly written, scatteredbrain post.

But the thing I really wanted to express in this post wasn't how aweful things were today and probably will be tomorrow. I wanted to express how frustrated am I at this roller coaster ride I seem to be on constantly. JUST when I think I'm catching up, WHAMMO, roadblock. It's either I'm sick or Monkey is sick. Or someone quits unexpectedly at work and I'm dumped with their workload (um, hellloooo, I'm PART-TIME people!). Or it's a holiday and I'm forced to concentrate on the tangent items that brings with it. UGGGGGH.

Do you feel like this as well? Is this just life? I feel like everyone else is moving on, getting stuff done while I'm treading water half the time.

BTW, in case anyone is wondering, DH can't go to those things tomorrow due to work obligations that he just can't get out of this time.